Belgian lawmakers get a year to make their biometrics rules jibe with GDPR
An independent Belgian regulator charged with ensuring compliance with personal data protection policies wants citizen feedback on proposed tighter biometrics…
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Zetes showcases biometrics-backed digital identity progress in Belgium
Digital ID provider Zetes is featuring the roll out of its biometric PeopleID in all 581 Belgian municipalities with a…
Barbados hopes digital ID card rollout helps COVID-19 contact tracing, Belgium restarts issuance
The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has said she believes fast-tracking the introduction of a new multipurpose digital ID…
Thales, Zetes contracted for embedded biometrics and forgery protections of new Belgian passports
The next generation of passports in Belgium will be produced by Thales and personalized with biometric and biographical data by Zetes under…
Biometric ID documents rolling out in Ecuador and Belgium to meet identity verification standards
New biometric government ID documents are being launched in Ecuador with the introduction of new passports, and in Belgium with…
Belgian Data Protection Authority warns supermarket chain Carrefour about biometric data collection
The Belgian Data Protection Authority – the former Privacy Commission – wants to open an investigation into Carrefour, accusing the…
Belgian Data Protection Authority includes biometric security in strategic plan
Fearing online privacy is at risk, the Data Protection Authority in Belgium wants to bring cultural change and turn privacy…
Zetes to continue supplying Belgian drivers’ licenses
Zetes will retain the contract for Belgian drivers’ licenses until 2023, after the country’s Federal Public Service (FPS) Mobility and…
Zetes begins personalization of Belgian biometric ePassports
Zetes has announced that it is now beginning to personalize Belgian biometric passports, following winning a tender for the project last…
Gemalto, Zetes to provide Belgian ePassports
Gemalto has announced that it will supply Belgium with an ePassport, set to be introduced in 2014. Specifically, Gemalto will provide…
