Union challenges government plans for employee fingerprinting, invasive background checks
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) is seeking an injunction from the Federal Court of Canada…
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Clear provides baseball fans with biometric access control to AT&T Park
Clear announced it has partnered with the San Francisco Giants, and beginning May 1st, existing Clear members and Giants fans…
Suspicious government to fingerprint employees, spy on citizens
As the Harper government nears nine years in power, it continues to demonstrate that it has no trust for its…
Canadian government workers to undergo fingerprinting as part of new security policy
Unions representing federal public servants have raised concerns about the Canadian government’s new initiative to enforce mandatory credit checks of…
Congress calls on ride-hailing companies to run fingerprint background checks on drivers
Eight members of the U.S. Congress have called on ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies, Lyft and Sidecar Technologies to begin running…
Biometrics will be used to screen Syrian rebels for U.S. training
The U.S. military will use biometrics to screen Syrian rebels for military training, according to a report in the Washington…
MorphoTrust nabs contracts for biometric background checks in three states
MorphoTrust has landed a few new contracts for its fingerprint biometric technology, as a part of background check initiatives in Massachusetts,…
Accurate Biometrics gets fingerprinting approval from Illinois State Police
Accurate Biometrics has announced that has just been approved by the Illinois State Police to perform fingerprint criminal history background checks…
MorphoTrust lands new fingerprinting contracts with potential worth of $54M over 6 years
MorphoTrust USA has announced a series of fingerprinting contracts with potential to yield up to $54 million in revenue over the…
VetConnex named FBI fingerprint channel partner
VetConnex has been named one of 20 fingerprint channel partners by the FBI, which the company says allows it to enter…
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