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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.

 

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…

 

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…

 

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…

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