BiometricUpdate.com editors pick top 2012 product launches
Around this time each year, the editors at BiometricUpdate.com recognize some of the best new biometric devices that have been…
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.
Identive launches new RFID tag for ID credentials
Identive Group has announced the launch of its Smartag Crypto tag, a new radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the company…
NPP urges Electoral Commission to clarify the status of biometric machines used in Ghana presidential election
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the Electoral Commission in Ghana to clarify the…
Big Data allows governments to spy on citizens with impunity
Governments in North America will increase their use of “Big Data” technologies to spy on their citizens. A recent report…
Kenyan biometric voter enrolment nears 11 million voters, still behind target
The number of registered voters in Kenya is nearly 11 million, with only two days left before the deadline in…
Iowa looks to digitize sex offender mug shots, arm sheriff’s departments with facial recognition
The Iowa Department of Public Safety is about to equip every Iowa sheriff’s department with an electronic signature pad, laptop…
Canada, U.S. ink biometric data sharing deal for visa applicants
Under a new treaty, Canada will soon begin sharing biometric information about visa applicants with the United States which could…
Canada to mandate biometric collection from visa applicants in 29 countries
As reported previously in BiometricUpdate.com, beginning in 2013, Canada will require biometric information from nationals of 29 different countries when applying…
Ukraine biometric passport law comes into force today, UN refugee agency says it falls short
The law introducing the biometric passport system in Ukraine came into force in the country yesterday, though the United Nations…
Philippine Congress passes bill for mandatory biometrics registration
Both houses of Congress have now approved a bill requiring all voters in the Phillipines to undergo biometric registration for…
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