Gemalto to provide ePassport solution to Royal Oman Police
Gemalto has announced it will provide the Royal Oman Police with an end-to-end electronic passport solution for the Sultanate. Applicants will be…
Border and Port Security
Biometric access control systems used at airports and national or regional boundaries to track and manage the flow of humans, and the databases and documents that support them, make up border and port security. Includes national and immigration registries, ePassports and smart card systems, automated border control (ABC) kiosks, and apps for data sharing among other products and services.
Biometric ID system for foreigners in the works in Taiwan
The National Immigration Agency (NIA) in Taiwan wants to establish a biometric identification system for foreigners in the country. The…
Biometric exercise wraps up first phase toward passport issuance for Liberians in Ghana
A biometric data collection exercise has completed its first phase exercise towards the issuance of a Liberian National Passport to…
Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) in Nigeria gets a big boost, now ranks largest in Sub Saharan Africa
The National Identity Management Commission in Nigeria has upgraded the capacity of its Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) and now…
Technical problems, funding gaps complicate biometric passport issuance in Ghana
Ghana has made some significant strides in terms of biometric deployments recently, though there are new reports which suggest the…
U.S. Navy taps StereoVision for long-range facial recognition binoculars
The United States Navy is looking to procure a set of binoculars capable of reading faces from up to 650…
DigitalPersona fingerprint scanners get certified by STQC
DigitalPersona, Inc., has announced that its Eikon Touch 500 with TouchChip TCS1 Sensor and U.are.U 4500 Reader UID edition fingerprint…
German Interior Minister wants to see U.S.-style immigration register in Europe
German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich wants a US-style electronic immigration register introduced in Europe to check uncontrolled entry into the…
American senators push for biometrics
American Senators John McCain and Chuck Schumer have said their framework for immigration reform could require biometric information to check…
FBI, Department of Homeland Security to team up to collect iris biometrics
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are teaming up to identify criminals and high-risk travelers using iris…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection