EU unveils plan for digital Schengen visas in push to ease travel document applications
Governments around the world are attempting to make it easier for people to acquire travel documents like visas and passports….
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Home Affairs Dept to become national ID-issuing authority in Bangladesh
National ID cards in Bangladesh (NIDs) will henceforth be issued by the country’s Department of Home Affairs and no longer…
US feds to biometrics collectors: Knock it off. We mean it
United States regulators have taken time to, in a local figure of speech, brush businesses that deal in biometric data…
Another US state tentatively steps up to digital ID
In much the same way that generative AI has become a cultural phenomenon in the United States, it appears digital…
Blair Institute: It’s possible to transform UK public services with digital ID
There are over 190 ways for people to access local and national government services in the United Kingdom, with 44…
Idemia biometric kiosks streamline train checkpoint clearance in Singapore
New immigration kiosks at Woodlands Train Checkpoint (WTCP) in Singapore are streamlining clearance processes through the use of biometric kiosks….
Gait, face biometrics to be showcased in concept car at VivaTech
Software République, a two-year-old six-company collaborative project working on mobility systems is scheduled to show off a concept car, dubbed…
ClientScan launches facial recognition product to help self-excluded gamblers
Facial recognition firm ClientScan has launched a new product to help gamblers self-exclude from venues, Gambling Insider reports. The solution…
Nigeria now has a data protection legislation after years of back and forth
Nigerian President Ahmed Bola Tinubu on Wednesday June 14 signed into law the country’s Data Protection Bill, weeks after it…
Smart Engines OCR praised by Russian Hajj tour operator for speeding up applications
Smart Engines technology for ID scanning and reading has been integrated by Russia’s official booking system for Hajj pilgrimages, making…
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