Leaked ICE inventory maps sprawling surveillance and analytics ecosystem
A leaked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) document offers one of the clearest views yet of how investigators can…
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.
Getlink says unstable EU software could delay biometric border checks
The European Union’s Entry/Exit System could be delayed for the Channel Tunnel, the undersea railway tunnel that connects the UK…
France praises EES performance despite congestion across EU travel hubs
France has defended the rollout of the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES), even as airport chiefs across Europe urge Brussels…
Middle East airports accelerate end-to-end biometric passenger journeys
SITA and Qatar Airways have launched opt-in face biometrics for check-in, bag drop, security and boarding at Hamad International Airport…
Thailand taps Amadeus, Edgewater to modernize six airports with biometrics
The government of Thailand, through Thai Aviation Industries (TAI), recently concluded a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global travel technology…
Nigeria achieves full ICAO PKD integration for its biometric passport
The Nigerian government recently announced that it has completed the integration process with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO’s) Public…
EU divisions persist over US border biometric data framework
European Union governments remain divided over a proposed agreement that would allow U.S. authorities to query national databases containing fingerprints…
EES faces fresh political pressure despite security gains
Airport and airline operators continue to be at loggerheads over the EU’s EES system as a first-person account sheds light…
US, CARICOM establish regional biometric data-sharing partnership
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) regional security agency, Implementation Agency for Crime and Security…
Digital travel credentials to top 1.2B users by 2035, passports remain until 2040
Digital travel credentials (DTC) are set for explosive growth over the next decade, with global adoption projected to exceed 1.2…
