Standard for EU biometric ID cards one step from approval after passing European Parliament
The European Parliament has voted to introduce minimum common security standards for identity cards and residence documents throughout the EU,…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Innovalor and WorldReach Software revealed as partners for biometric Brexit immigration app
In addition to biometrics provided by iProov, the UK Home Office’s post-Brexit EU immigration app will leverage ID document reading…
U.S. creating new tech guidance agency to inform Congress as facial recognition regulation looms
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is in the process of setting up a Science and Technology Assessment and Analytics…
Efforts to provide biometric ID cards to Rohingya refugees scale up
The UN Refugee Agency and the government of Bangladesh are scaling up biometric registration of Rohingya refugees fleeing the humanitarian…
UK Home Office issues RFI for hundreds of mobile fingerprint scanners
The UK’s Home Office Biometrics Program has issued an RFI (request for information) to begin the procurement process for 200…
Biometrics Institute launches Ethical Principles for Biometrics to guide responsible industry behavior
The Biometrics Institute has launched a set of Ethical Principles for Biometrics at its annual U.S. conference in Washington, D.C….
Experian consultant calls for public sector to seize opportunity of digital ID standards and biometrics
Technological innovations, advanced data analytics and evolving government standards are making it easier to for businesses to manage both the…
Tanzania selects HID Global to deploy electronic visa and permit service
The government of Tanzania has selected HID Global’s citizen ID solutions to add electronic visa and permit capabilities to its…
Kenya completes biometric data collection of police as public registration exercise set to begin
The roll out of Kenya’s new National Police Service Information Management System is now complete showing that the service has…
Belarus to begin issuing biometric passports next January
Alyaksei Byahun, head of the Citizenship and Migration Department of the Belarus Ministry of Internal Affairs, recently confirmed that on…
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