Biometrics industry has a big problem with call to ban ‘surveillance’ in airports
Two influential industry groups say a call by five powerful U.S. senators demanding a federal ban on facial recognition is…
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.
No single direction for global air travel biometrics. Some in US just want to stop
Far from being a tsunami, the faces-as-passport movement nonetheless is raising waves in developed and undeveloped economies globally. Not all…
Moscow wants bid on large border biometric ID project
Russian Federation authorities reportedly are looking for bids on an 830 million-ruble (US$11.3 million) contract to build facial recognition stations…
TSA hires Dignari for digital ID, credential and access management services
The U.S. government has awarded woman-owned company Dignari another biometric service contract, this one valued at $23.5 million. Officials at…
India travel system boasts 99% accurate facial authentication
An Indian startup supplying facial recognition for a new airport-clearance service says its algorithm is right 99 percent of the…
Migrant activists in US say mistakes hindering CBP One app
Tactical problems and some strategic oversights are blunting any help that a biometric app can offer for asylum seekers hoping…
Netherlands’ face biometrics database for non-EU individuals comes under scrutiny
Privacy advocates in the Netherlands have criticized the use of a biometric database by the police containing the faces of…
Thailand approves mobile digital ID for domestic air travel
Passengers boarding domestic flights in Thailand can now identify themselves using digital ID on a mobile application following approval from…
Aviation IT spending, biometric gates forecast to spike as private, public entities invest
An increasing number of chief information officers (CIOs) from airports and airlines are investing in digital technologies, including biometrics, for…
SITA enters deal to improve management of passengers’ biometric data
SITA has signed a partnership deal with travel ID verification and data sharing company Zamna, which will enhance the former’s…
