ICE using data and probability to decide where to detain and arrest people
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enhanced Leads Identification & Targeting for Enforcement (ELITE) tool is being used to identify “targets”…
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.
Digital identity’s role in IATA’s ecosystem grows with NDC, Macau’s One ID launch
The International Air Transport Association’s plan to upgrade air travel infrastructure to make the sector more efficient for the hundreds…
Inetum installing biometric scanners at 2 Spanish ports for EES rollout
Biometrics and passport scanners are being installed at Cadiz, Spain’s two major ports by Inetum España as part of the…
Greece’s new digital ID card mandatory from August for EU travel
The issuance of Greece’s upgraded national ID card has been underway for several months now, but there’s a plan to…
UK ETA, eVISA milestones position Entrust to expand citizen identity footprint
The UK’s Electronic Travel Authorization system and eVISA is backed of Entrust’s Citizen Identity Orchestration solution and scaling successfully, according…
Belize receives US funding under new biometric data sharing agreement
Belize has received roughly $250,000 in U.S.-funded biometric equipment and technology as part of a biometric data-sharing agreement with the…
Malaysia mandates MyDigital ID for Malaysians traveling abroad
MyDigital ID is getting a core role in Malaysian immigration in a major deployment of the government’s signature national digital…
Lawsuit casts new light on ICE, CBP’s expanding biometric, visual surveillance dragnet
A sweeping 103-page federal lawsuit filed by the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago against the Trump administration…
TSA Touchless ID biometric entry lanes coming to 50 additional US airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expanding its PreCheck Touchless ID program, promising deployments in a total of 65 airports…
No false alerts in UK POC of live facial recognition for immigration enforcement
A single arrest was made following a live facial recognition match at a UK port during a November proof-of-concept trial,…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection