UNHCR using biometric iris scanning to register Syrian refugees coming into Iraq
United Nations’ refugee agency the UN High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) has been using biometric iris scans to register refugees,…
Civil / National ID
Civil ID is used to identify or verify the identity of individuals when interacting with governments, though increasingly it is also used for regulated private industries, such as mobile phone accounts. Government examples of civil ID use could include document issuance, border management, voter registration or employment background checks. Find Civil ID solutions here.
Digital rights groups call for moratorium on biometrics in digital ID systems
Digital rights organization Access Now has posted an open letter to its website, co-signed by numerous other organizations in the…
UN commission exec calls for African nations to focus on civil registration for development gains
The importance of civil registration systems to economic and social development in African nations was emphasized in a speech by…
Costa Rica plans to add facial recognition to national biometric identification system
Three years ago, Costa Rica announced it would issue citizens ePassports by 2020. Now the government has announced another plan…
HID Global completes De La Rue’s Citizen Identity Business acquisition
HID Global has finalized the acquisition process of De La Rue, a commercial issuer of banknotes and passports, in a…
Red Cross adopts new biometric data policy
Following a significant increase in the use of biometrics in different frameworks such as forensics, family link rebuilding or digital…
Comparitech analyzes government use of biometrics, surveillance and data sharing
A recent investigation into surveillance states and data privacy carried out by Comparitech concludes that not even top-ranked European countries…
Facial recognition dropped from Estonian national biometric system amid funding crunch
Estonia is planning to drop the facial recognition component of its new national biometric identification system due to budget constraints,…
Veridos appoints Andreas Räschmeier chief executive officer
Veridos has appointed Andreas Räschmeier CEO effective November 1. Veridos is the joint venture of the Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) security group…
Brazil plans massive centralized biometric database of all citizens to improve agency data sharing
The government of Brazil intends to collect a broad range of biographic and biometric information, including fingerprint, iris, face, voice,…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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