DHS digital credential wallet program announces first six contracts
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has selected six firms to develop digital credential wallets, with contracts awarded through its…
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Mexico and the Caribbean have elements in place to lead on AI, digital identity
Mexico’s emergence as a regional tech leader could apply to AI and digital identity, according to UNESCO. Caribbean leaders are…
World Bank supports Mozambique to scale up free issuance of national ID cards
The government of Mozambique is enjoying support from the World Bank to ease up access to national ID card cards…
IrisGuard expands biometric humanitarian cash assistance in Jordan
IrisGuard has announced the extension of its six-year partnership with Jordan Post to facilitate the transfer of humanitarian cash assistance…
DHS’s beleaguered HART still hasn’t addressed privacy ‘gaps’
The US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) repeatedly delayed and now estimated $3.1 billion Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) program…
Untold numbers allowed into US without biometric screening
For four years, from 2020 through 2023, the U.S. State Department, with the concurrence of top U.S. Department of Homeland…
Police upgrade biometrics capabilities and transparency
Law enforcement biometrics are a central theme in several of the most-read stories of the past week on Biometric Update,…
IATA says airports unprepared for EES
Dozens of airports across Europe are unprepared for the European Union’s upcoming biometric travel registration scheme, the Entry-Exit System (EES),…
Contactless biometrics for Curaçao, Berlin and Marseille airports
More airports across the world are going biometric, implementing contactless border crossings and new digital services. Caribbean tourist destination Curaçao…
Australia makes headway in digital ID interoperability
Australia is making progress in bringing together the country’s digital identity schemes and making them interoperable, including the federal myGov…
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