U.S. government adding biometric files to terrorism database
The U.S. government, with help from the CIA, is currently looking to obtain biometric data of some 1.1 million known…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Top biometrics news stories, week of August 10
Biometrics Week in Review: next killer app for biometrics, biometric authentication project, airports deploy biometric screening in Australia and Japan,…
Ufone expands biometric verification system deployment to 200 cities
Pakistani telecommunications firm Ufone announced it has expanded deployment of the biometric verification system (BVS) for issuance/activation or changing SIMs…
Legal expert speaks out against biometrics in India
Legal expert Usha Ramanathan says that biometric technology has performed poorly in many parts of India, according to a report…
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs to deploy biometric technology at border posts
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs is looking to integrate biometric technology such as fingerprint and facial recognition in its…
Facial recognition and biometric screening to be deployed at Australian airports
Australian Customs and Border Protection Services is rolling out facial recognition and biometric screening at the departure gates of all…
U.S. Army seeks information from companies for biometric authentication system project
The U.S. Army has posted a “Sources Sought” request seeking information from businesses for market research purposes to help the…
Facial recognition to be tested at Japan airports
Japan’s Ministry of Justice will begin trialing facial recognition technology for automated immigration gates at the Narita and Haneda airports…
Top biometrics news stories, week of August 3
Biometrics Week in Review: iWallet app using fingerprint sensors, facial recognition at Brussels Airport, Nigerian banks collecting biometrics, next killer…
“Human Factors” and Biometrics at DHS
This is a guest post by Chuck Brooks, Vice President/Client Executive for DHS at Xerox. Inside the Science & Technology…
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