Canada outlines refugee security measures to U.S. Senate committee
In advance of a U.S. Senate committee meeting next week about “Canada’s Fast-Track Refugee Plan: Unanswered Questions and Implications for…
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TSA partner MorphoTrust has enrolled two million Americans in TSA Precheck
Identity service provider MorphoTrust announced today that more than two million travelers have enrolled in the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA…
4F allows the use of smartphone finger photos as a contactless fingerprint identification system to match with legacy databases
This is a guest post by Francis Mather, Director of Computer Vision at Hoyos Labs. Security is now one of…
Obama calls for research into smart gun technology to reduce gun violence
The Obama administration announced Tuesday a series of commonsense executive actions designed to reduce gun violence in the United States,…
Biometrics part of Canada’s screening process for Syrian refugees
The Canadian government is collecting biometric information from refugees headed to Canada under the government-assisted refugee aspect of the Syrian…
U.S. refugee application process may add iris authentication, DNA testing
Biometrics data collection including iris authentication and DNA testing may soon be added to the already comprehensive application process for…
Hospitals using Crossmatch fingerprint solution for background checks
Crossmatch announced that Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC) member hospitals have submitted over 120,000 new hire fingerprint-based background checks via…
Syrian refugee screening process in the U.S. includes biometrics, biographical data
Following the Paris attacks, members of the Republican party are recommending a halt to the federal program that relocates Syrian…
New Canadian government will bring change to security policies
A stunning political victory in Canada has resulted in the election of a Liberal government led by Justin Trudeau. In…
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…
