Biometrics deployments and legal action set up more of each
Biometrics for airport use now and in the future made up two of the top stories on Biometric Update 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.
More criticism for border live-testing app for asylum-seekers
It might be impossible to get a biometric asylum app created by the U.S. government to meet expectations, according to…
Air Canada launches face biometrics for passenger ID
Air Canada, Canada’s largest airline, has become the first airline in the country to offer customers facial recognition technology for…
$1M funding for homeland security tech, biometrics for US, Israel firms via BIRD Foundation
U.S. and Israeli firms pitching innovative solutions for homeland security (HLS), including biometrics, could receive funding of up to US$1…
Biometrics systems in airports warming with the weather
Spring is approaching in the Northern Hemisphere and thoughts are turning to something resembling a normal travel season. In fact,…
X Infotech deploys mobile biometric solution for border control in Estonia
Secure digital ID and payments solutions provider X Infotech says it has successfully deployed a mobile biometric identification system for…
Securiport sponsors Notre Dame pulse biometrics presentation at Biosignals
U.S. civil aviation security company Securiport has announced it is sponsoring a University of Notre Dame researcher to present his…
EU US data flow agreement at risk as committee finds protections not equivalent
A committee of the European Parliament finds that the proposed Data Privacy Framework (DPF) for the flow of personal data…
Vietnam to implement face biometrics system for passenger check-ins at airports
Passengers traveling through airports in Vietnam will soon have a new experience undergoing security checks, according to the Civil Aviation…
CEPOL calls for biometric interoperability, training for cross-border investigations
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) has published a practical research paper describing a new Person-Centric open-source…
