Scottish government proposes immediate deletion of expired facial images in new biometrics code
The Scottish government has won praise from the Open Rights Group with a draft Code of Practice which, if implemented…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
UK Government Digital Service reviews landscape for agency use of biometrics and emerging digital tech
The UK Government Digital Service (GDS) unit has published a policy paper reviewing the government’s efforts to adopt emerging digital…
Home Office looking for EU exit technology delivery lead
The Home Office is offering an annual salary ranging from £95,000 to £105,000 for a senior manager to ensure its…
Bulgaria issues tender for biometric ID system
Bulgaria’s interior ministry has opened a €121.8 million (US$139.1 million) tender for developing a system for issuing biometric identity documents,…
Australian government official tells parliamentary inquiry changes future-proof biometric legislation
Australia’s proposed national facial recognition service is “not intended for mass surveillance,” a government official has told a parliamentary inquiry…
Daon provides biometric onboarding for New Zealand government-backed mobile credential
New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has integrated the IdentityX biometric platform from Daon to its RealMe Now app,…
UIDAI plans public outreach to educate on safe sharing of Aadhaar details
As controversy continues to swirl around the largest biometric identity program in the world, India’s Unique Identification Authority of India…
Philippine Identification System Act has been signed into law
The Philippine Identification System Act has been signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte, enshrining the new biometric “Phil-ID” as…
Kenya set to launch national biometric registration to improve government services and security
Kenya’s Federal Government will begin a national biometric registration program this year, at an estimated cost of Sh3 billion (US$30…
Plurilock wins Homeland Security contract to improve IoT security with behavioral biometrics
Plurilock Security Solutions has won a contract for $200,000 from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate…
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