Nigeria Customs Service looks to biometrics to put a stop to DTI and ASYCUDA hacking
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced on Monday that it would introduce biometric systems to protect from hackers gaining access to…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Australian SmartGates open up to U.S. passengers
Following the successful use of SmartGate system in Australia, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, along with U.S. Customs…
Biometrics to thwart rampant ticket scalping at India’s Western Railway
Fighting increasing concerns of illegal scalpers — or ticket touts — Western Railway in India will introduce fingerprint scanners to…
Biometric smartcards to streamline pension disbursement in Pakistan
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has directed the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to issue biometric smart cards to…
Belkin gets FIPS 201 certification for card reader
Belkin Enterprise, a leading manufacturer of electronic peripherals and devices for consumer, business and government markets has recently announced that…
Canada to start capturing biometrics of temporary residents
Beginning in 2013, citizens from countries or territories for which Canada requires biometric information must appear in person to have…
European Commission takes Belgium to court of biometric passports
More than three years after the deadline was set for issuing biometric passports with fingerprints, Belgium still fails to comply…
BioEnable Technologies gets STQC certification for single-finger scanner, to be used in UIDAI Aadhaar project
The eNBioScan-C1, the FBI-certified single-finger scanner from BioEnable Technologies, was recently awarded Standardization Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) certification for…
Xerox facilitates fingerprint identification for low-income parents in Mississippi daycares
Starting in February 2013, low-income parents receiving subsidized childcare for their children in Mississippi will have to be fingerprint scanned…
University of Southampton gets government funding for biometrics, cybersecurity
The University of Southampton in the UK has secured a grant to launch a cybersecurity research center, and extend its…
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