Fingerprints to replace witnesses identifying women in Saudi Arabia courts
The Saudi Ministry of Justice said it will implement fingerprint authentication to replace the current process in which a witness…
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South Africa launches biometrics collection pilot at airports
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has launched a pilot project in which it will capture and collect biometric data…
Russia to begin fingerprinting immigrants at border points
Russia will be implementing a biometric border management solution at all migrant entry points starting next year to prevent repeated…
U.S. credit card firms ought to adopt biometrics over PIN, says Michigan senator
Michigan Senator Gary Peters recently said that U.S. credit card firms ought to adopt biometrics in order to surpass the…
South Africa to introduce biometrics collection at its airports
In a reversal of policy, South Africa will collect visitor biometrics at its airports and accept visa requests by mail,…
DHS launches Identity Intelligence Biometrics (I2B) pilot project
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis has launched the Identity Intelligence Biometrics (I2B) pilot project,…
Uber quietly testing Live Scan fingerprinting on some drivers
Despite publicly opposing fingerprinting background checks for its drivers, ride-hailing service Uber is reportedly looking into implementing fingerprinting with Live…
French authorities seeking to expand smart borders initiative to include EU nationals
The French delegation in Brussels wants the European Commission to broaden the scope of the ‘smart borders’ initiative to include…
YVR’s BorderXpress named CAPA airport innovation of the year
CAPA Centre for Aviation announced at the CAPA World Aviation Summit in Helsinki, Finland that it has named Vancouver Airport…
Selfies ok for new Irish passport cards
Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs has launched a website and mobile app which allows users to apply for the new…
