Fiji gets Biometric Voter Registration
Logistics for electronic voting registration are being implemented in Fiji for its 2014 election. FijiVillage.com reports that Elections Office logistic…
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.
Government Industry Panel discusses Challenges in Biometrics Systems
The IJIS Institute will lead a new joint Government Industry Panel to discuss interoperability issues in biometric systems on July…
Privacy Compromised by Sharing of Biometric Databases
U.S. citizen’s privacy can be compromised by sharing of biometric databases among law enforcements and security agencies. That was a…
MorphoTrust USA to supply CAT/BPSS to TSA
MorphoTrust has announced that they were selected by U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to supply new technology for improving the…
Security Cameras Gain Artificial Intelligence from MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created an artificial intelligence computer system for security camera systems that will help…
Dutch Parliamentarian Questions Privacy of Passport Biometrics
Dutch home affairs minister Liesbeth Spies is being urged to protect biometric details of Dutch passports from US authorities. Morpho…
Unique Identification Authority of India Asks to Accept NPR’s Biometric Data
The Times of India yesterday reported that the Union Cabinet of India intervened to settle the turf war between the…
Gambian Biometric Identification Programme Progressing Well
The Gambian government has announced that its biometric identification system is establishing itself successfully with about 302,637 people enrolled and…
Biometrics in the Airport of the Future
Amadeus, IT solutions provider to the travel and tourism industry, released a report on May 24, “Reinventing the Airport Ecosystem”….
Canada to introduce biometrics to identify foreigners, cut fraud
The Canadian government intends to utilize biometric systems to verify foreigners who enter the country. As an initial step, the…
