Biometrics deployments at scale need transparency to help businesses, gain trust
The importance of biometrics testing and transparency are a recurring theme in this week’s top news stories on Biometric Update….
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InterBio to issue additional 3.5M ABIS licenses for Indonesia’s national ID
InterBio has secured a contract to issue an additional 3.5 million Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) licences for Indonesia. The…
Brazil prepares to introduce mandatory biometric boarding for ports and airports
The Brazilian government is making headway in its plan to introduce a biometric boarding system that will ultimately become mandatory…
Peripass creates biometric access, digital ID solution for North Sea Port
The North Sea Port, one of Europe’s largest seaports, is introducing a biometric-based digital identity and access control platform called…
FBI director hints at bureau’s quiet expansion of global biometrics reach
When Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel wrote this week on X that the bureau had “undertaken a…
DHS finalizes rule expanding biometric entry/exit to foreign visitors
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued its final rule mandating facial recognition scans for virtually all non-U.S. citizens…
UK’s Port of Dover postpones EES biometrics for car passengers
The UK’s Port of Dover has postponed registrations for car passengers under the European Union’s Entry-Exit System (EES) at the…
Parsons brings real-time biometric vetting to US Navy ships in foreign ports
Parsons Corporation has developed a new generation of biometric technology designed to enhance the security of U.S. Navy operations abroad…
Estonia, Luxembourg, Czechia expecting full EES launch this weekend
Europe is preparing for the rollout of the biometric-based Entry-Exit System (EES) this Sunday, October 12th. On Tuesday, the EES–ETIAS…
Australian state seeks facial recognition supplier for driver’s license system
The driver’s license issuer in Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, is seeking a “facial recognition solution” to ensure…
