Nigerian government to extend e-passport facility for Nigerians living abroad
The Nigerian Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has said the federal government plans to extend e-passport facilities to Austria, Portugal…
Law Enforcement
Law enforcement biometrics refers to applications and biometric systems which aid law enforcement agencies. While most often fingerprints, DNA, and in some cases facial recognition, this is a wide-ranging category and can include AFIS, ABIS, mobile identification systems, criminal ID solutions, fingerprint recognition, surveillance, as well as access control systems.
60 million eIDs yet to be delivered in Indonesia
The Indonesian Home Ministry has said that the government is waiting for a contracted vendor to finish work on more…
Nadra and telecoms struggle to find middle ground on SIM card biometric verification mandate
As the Pakistan government has indicated, those selling SIM cards must now use biometric verification systems to identify their customers,…
Japanese professors design infrared glasses to thwart facial recognition
Two Japanese professors have designed a pair of glasses to thwart facial recognition systems, using simple near-infrared lights only visible…
Biometrics Conference in Istanbul to take place May 29-30, 2013
Istanbul’s Biometrics Conference is set to take place May 29-30, 2013 in Istanbul and promises to tackle many of the…
National Identity Management Commission looks to enroll Nigerians abroad
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Nigeria has announced it will enroll Nigerians living abroad as a part of…
Maryland Governor wants tougher gun controls, looks to fingerprint database
Martin O’Malley, the Democratic Governor of Maryland is set to introduce a package of proposals in an effort to curb…
MorphoTrust gets TSA authorization for employee screening and badging at U.S. airports
MorphoTrust USA has received authorization from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to support employee screening and badging at U.S….
Incept partners with Nigerian law firm to better understand biometrics in the country
A top Nigerian law firm has partnered with biometrics and surveillance provider Incept to understand national biometric identity project deployments…
Neurotechnology updates software, launches new fingerprint and iris ID solution for large-scale projects
Neurotechnology, a provider of high-precision biometric identification technologies has announced the release of MegaMatcher Accelerator 5.0, a multi-modal biometric software…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection