U.S. Customs and Border Protection to open biometric test facility
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced it will open its test facility for biometric identification technology in Landover, Maryland at…
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Top biometrics news stories, week of June 15
Biometrics Week in Review: Aadhaar issues, Nigeria sets guidelines for biometric databases, NSA comments on using facial recognition on American`s,…
Viscount gets new U.S. government contracts for access control deployments
Viscount Systems has been awarded new contracts for more U.S. Federal Government facilities. This time, the company has deployed its biometrics-friendly…
Nigerian government issues guidelines for biometric databases
Nigeria’s federal government issued guidelines for the implementation of a presidential directive that criticized the development of multiple biometric databases in…
Malaysian used car dealers unhappy with new biometric mandate
Second-hand car dealers in Malaysia are upset about the country’s recent Road Transport Department ruling that requires those individuals who…
Biometric voter registration to be used for 2018 Pakistan election
The Election Commission of Pakistan announced last week it will began using electronic voting machines at the upcoming 2018 general…
Facial Recognition Technology Sends Chicago Thief to Prison
A Chicago man, who last year became the first person arrested by Chicago police due to the use of facial…
Texas jail adds biometrics to data-sharing system
Last week, the Cameron County Commissioners’ Court in Texas approved a contract to license additional Odyssey services for use by…
Trinidad to introduce biometric mapping system for children
The Trinidad Ministry of the People and Social Development announced last week that the government will introduce a new biometric…
Enrollment agencies in major Aadhaar dispute
Private businesses that are engaged in Aadhaar enrollment are protesting the high penalties being levied on them by the Unique…
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