China to Include Fingerprints in ID
In January 2013, the Chinese government will require its citizens to register their fingerprints when applying for ID cards. This…
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.
Panama Chooses Consortium led by Morpho for new e-Passport
The Government of Panama will be issuing e-Passports to its citizens and it has commissioned a consortium led by Morpho,…
India Building World’s Largest Biometric Database
India’s identification policy will amass the world’s largest biometric database. The plan’s stated objectives are to improve social welfare by…
TI releases DSP Software and SDK from for Real Time Biometric Analytics
The TMS320C6748 DSP development kit with pre-loaded C6748 SYS/BIOS software development kit (SDK) was introduced by Texas Instruments for biometrics…
Could ears be the perfect biometric?
Research into ear biometrics by University of Southampton professor Mark Nixon has raised new potential for security systems. Nixon believes that…
Scotland Yard Deploys Mobile Fingerprint Devices
British police officers are now being armed with not just the usual hardware but a portable fingerprint scanner as well….
CLEAR Arrives in San Francisco Before Memorial Day
CLEAR, a trusted provider of secure identification and authentication, announced it would launch its CLEARlanes service at San Francisco International…
Biometric Passports and ID Cards to be Issued to Armenians in June
Armenia is the latest country to add biometrics technology to their IDs and passports. In 2011, its government passed legislation…
New Zealand Committed to Biometric Data Sharing After First Year of Success
Immigration New Zealand has announced its commitment to an international biometric checking system in order to keep the country safe….
India Pilots Biometrics In Visa Applications
The Government of India recently launched a pilot program that is aimed at capturing biometric data for visa applicants. The…
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