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Biometric systems are being increasingly deployed to ensure a fair and efficient election. These systems include identification solutions for voter registration, voting, tallying and identification. Common modalities include fingerprint recognition, palm vein recognition, iris recognition and facial recognition. Mobile voting systems are also included.

 

Cambodian election committee to launch biometric voter registration pilot

Cambodia’s National Election Committee (NEC) announced it will begin piloting biometric voter registration in each of the provinces on November…

 

Biometric registration system used to curb voter fraud in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan’s first biometrics-enabled parliamentary election was deemed a success, with just 3-5% of voters reporting technical problems with the biometric…

 

Biometrics on the move, facial recognition, biometric payment options, fraud prevention & more top news

Here’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Universal ID management…

 

Accenture and Word Bank release report on universal ID

Today, Accenture and the World Bank released a report to help developing nations create universal ID management systems. The report…

 

Biometrics and elections, Aadhaar, online fraud, Intel’s authentication app & more top stories

Here’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Aadhaar Supreme Court…

 

Somaliland election commission testing iris biometric-based voter registration system

The National Election Commission of Somaliland has begun testing an iris recognition-based voter registration system in preparation for a national…

 

Ghana deploys GenKey biometric voter verification solution

GenKey announced that its biometric voter verification solution has been successfully deployed, with the cooperation of local partner STL, at…

 

Biometrics in border control, facial recognition, a lawsuit and more top stories

Here’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Lawsuit In one…

 

GenKey’s biometric ID solutions deployed for voter registration in Tanzania

GenKey announced that the Tanzanian government has deployed its biometric identification solutions for its upcoming national elections, including its Voter…

 

High failure rate for Pakistan’s biometric voting pilot

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) recently shared the results of its first pilot program in which it experimented with…

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