US state representative hints at another run at digital IDs
A party caucus chair in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania has signaled to the state’s lower house members that he…
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UIDAI calls for clarity, ‘informed consent’ prior to Aadhaar biometrics submissions
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has unveiled new guidelines for requesting entities (REs) to obtain resident consent on…
Biometrics deployments speed up air travel across Americas, Asia, Africa
Several biometric providers have deployed solutions or entered partnerships aimed at improving the quality and reducing times of air traveling….
Program nearly set for biometrics workshop from EAB, CITeR and Idiap in April
A joint biometrics workshop has been announced for later this year by the European Association for Biometrics and America’s Center…
Middle East bank launches PopID and Visa biometric payment service
Qatar commercial bank QNB Group has switched on its biometric payment services based on technology from U.S. face verifier PopID…
Kuwait picks contractor for biometric attendance system in public schools
From next academic year, all public schools in the Kingdom of Kuwait are expected to have a fingerprint biometric system…
Portugal announces new biometric ID card, card issuance ongoing in Syria
Portuguese officials say a newly designed citizen ID card with advanced security features will be rolled out this year. In…
Thoma Bravo builds out digital forensics portfolio with Magnet acquisition
Software private equity firm Thoma Bravo has signed a definitive agreement to buy Magnet Forensics. Magnet makes software tools to…
Another state lets county police farm out face biometrics matching to others
A county sheriff’s office in the U.S. state of Minnesota is helping other law enforcement agencies in the state with…
Leak of police biometric data won’t change America’s regulation debate
A significant theft of public safety-related biometric data in the United States this weekend will not slow the adoption of…
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