Smiles banned for New Jersey driver’s licenses
Starting immediately, the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is not permitting smiles on driver license photos due to…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
One in 10 New Zealanders have a voiceprint
According to the Inland Revenue service, New Zealand’s tax-collection agency, over 400,000 people have registered since last November to use…
Pune, India using biometric survey to identify illegal vendors
Pune, the seventh largest city in India, has been dealing with illegal merchandise vendors, referred to as “hawkers”, for years….
“Coast Guard City” looks at fingerprinting business license applicants
The city council of Newburyport, Massachusetts, dubbed the “Coast Guard City”, deliberated on a proposal requiring people who apply for…
Taiwan added to U.S. visa waiver program
Taiwan has been added to the U.S. visa waiver program, streamlining travel for thousands of eligible biometrically credentialed Taiwan passport…
CITI profiles manageID biometric credential software
Creative Information Technology, Inc. (CITI) recently profiled manageID, its family of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) identity management and credentialing software products at…
UK phasing out iris-based biometrics at airports
The UK Home Office has begun to phase out its IRIS border control system. IRIS was the first biometrically enabled…
Ghana to use biometrics to manage civil service attendance
Biometric attendance records will soon become a “must” for all ministries and government facilities in Ghana. The announcement was made…
InAuth unveils native voice biometrics for mobile banking
InAuth, which delivers and deploys advanced mobile security software to protect financial institutions and their customers from fraud and advanced…
U.S. Homeland Security and Loews Hotels promote expedited travel clearance
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has entered into a partnership with Loews Hotels & Resorts to promote the Department’s…
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