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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.

 

Following election, Ghana leads the world in biometric voter registration and verification

By having registered and verified approximately 13 million people for an election within 48 hours, Ghana has broken the world…

 

Tribals in India demand withdrawal of biometric ration cards

Citing irregularities, members of an indigenous group in Rayagada town in India have demanded the withdrawal of biometric rational cards….

 

New Zealand Parliament passes Electronic Identity Verification Bill, secure online identity program set to launch in 2013

Legislation passed in New Zealand Parliament earlier this month puts a new national online identity service into motion which will…

 

Neurotechnology announces new large-scale multi-biometric technology and updates existing SDKs

Neurotechnology, a Lithuanian-based provider of biometric identification, object recognition and computer vision technologies has just announced the release of its…

 

Big Data allows governments to spy on citizens with impunity

Governments in North America will increase their use of “Big Data” technologies to spy on their citizens. A recent report…

 

Biometric Research Note: Asia to lead growth in biometric banking applications

Identity theft and identity verification has begun to fuel growth for biometric applications in the banking sector. Biometric technologies are…

 

Kenyan biometric voter enrolment nears 11 million voters, still behind target

The number of registered voters in Kenya is nearly 11 million, with only two days left before the deadline in…

 

Iowa looks to digitize sex offender mug shots, arm sheriff’s departments with facial recognition

The Iowa Department of Public Safety is about to equip every Iowa sheriff’s department with an electronic signature pad, laptop…

 

Indian Department of Fisheries asks fishermen to submit biometrics for ID cards

The Indian Department of Fisheries has asked fisherman living along the coast in Bhogapuram and Poosapatirega mandals to submit biometric…

 

Enugu State looks to biometrics to address absenteeism in local government

The Enugu, Nigeria Commissioner for Local Government Matters, Okey Ani, has announced that the ministry will introduce workforce management biometrics…

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