Civil liberties group attacks EC proposal for mandatory fingerprints in national IDs
Civil liberties organization Statewatch says the recent European Commission proposal that the inclusion of fingerprints in all national identity cards…
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US Dept of State intends to award IDEMIA with facial recognition contract
Earlier this week the U.S. Department of State’s Consular Affairs office announced its plan to issue a new sole source…
Australia recognized for leadership on biometric travel measures
According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), Australia continues to provide global leadership for biometrics-based travel facilitation efforts…
EFF sounds alarm over the DHS HART biometric database
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) database will likely become the largest repository of biometric…
Philippines’ military to acquire facial recognition software for terror intelligence
Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said during a television interview this week that the country’s military will acquire facial recognition…
Nigeria mandates fingerprint authentication at all polling stations for 2019 election
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that card readers must be present at all polling stations to perform…
Biometrics Commissioner criticizes UK police, home office governance rules in annual report
UK Biometrics Commissioner Paul Wiles has published the office’s annual report for 2017, expressing concern about a lack of adequate…
Canada will make foreign visitors pay for biometrics collection
Details have emerged about the expansion of a program for collecting fingerprints and facial images from foreign nationals visiting Canada,…
NEXT Biometrics fingerprint tech Aadhaar certified, expects revenues beginning Q4
Following a long and rigorous testing process, NEXT Biometrics fingerprint sensor solution has received hardware certification for India’s Aadhaar government…
Gemalto-secured national Belgian digital ID app reaches 1 million transactions per month
A year after its launch, Belgian national digital ID scheme itsme has enrolled 350,000 users and is securely processing one…
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