Biometric ID system for foreigners in the works in Taiwan
The National Immigration Agency (NIA) in Taiwan wants to establish a biometric identification system for foreigners in the country. The…
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U.S. should adopt biometrics IDs for Social Security
Comprehensive immigration reform in the United States might spur the implementation of nationwide biometric identification. BiometricUpdate.com reported last week that…
Biometric devices expose collusion scam in Karnataka hostels
A scam involving collusion between officials at the social welfare department in India with contractors has been exposed, thanks to…
Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) in Nigeria gets a big boost, now ranks largest in Sub Saharan Africa
The National Identity Management Commission in Nigeria has upgraded the capacity of its Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) and now…
U.S. Navy taps StereoVision for long-range facial recognition binoculars
The United States Navy is looking to procure a set of binoculars capable of reading faces from up to 650…
Aadhaar scholarship program struggles to enrol students
Linking students’ scholarship accounts Aadhaar numbers has proven to be a more difficult task than originally suggested, as progress has…
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to use MorphoTrak fingerprint system
Thanks to a system upgrade from MorphoTrak, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) will soon be more efficient and accurate…
DigitalPersona fingerprint scanners get certified by STQC
DigitalPersona, Inc., has announced that its Eikon Touch 500 with TouchChip TCS1 Sensor and U.are.U 4500 Reader UID edition fingerprint…
Egyptian government approves smart card system for fuel subsidies
The Egyptian government has recently approved a new smart card system for subsidized fuels, originally proposed by the ministries of…
MMDA in the Philippines to monitor bus drivers with biometrics
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will implement a biometric system to monitor bus drivers and improve the dispatch system….
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