Senate allocates $249 million for biometrics at U.S. border
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday approved funding legislation that totals US$47.2 billion for…
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News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Australian Customs to introduce border clearance system with biometric eGates
Australian Customs and Border Protection Services announced it will soon deploy a new border clearance system that supports biometric eGates,…
EFF asks for privacy review of FBI biometrics database
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and several other organizations have formally asked the U.S. Department of Justice to review the…
Morpho & Dutch government work to upgrade biometric identification & travel documents
Morpho announced it is working alongside the Dutch government to develop highly secure biometric travel documents and identity cards that…
Top biometrics news stories, week of June 22
Biometrics Week in Review: New biometrics testing facility, Facebook rejects biometrics, Nuance Communications, biometrics market valuation, Aadhaar and NPR, biometric…
Zetes provides biometric voter solution for Toga presidential election
Zetes has been awarded with a new contract with the Government of the Republic of Togo in which it will…
India confirms NPR as primary national identity scheme
According to India’s Home Ministry, the National Population Register (NPR) will be the new favored national identification scheme. The NPR…
Gov’t IT officials to meet to discuss Aadhaar’s future
According to press reports, government technology officials will meet this week to discuss the future of Aadhaar, the world’s biggest…
Aadhaar reportedly to be merged with India’s census database
Unconfirmed newspaper reports claim that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) might be merged with India’s National Population Register…
Demand from govt, finance promoting growth in facial recognition market: report
Market research report distributor Reportstack announced on Monday it has published a new research paper called Demand From Government, Finance…
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