Interpol says lack of biometric data on terrorists a security vulnerability
The Interpol General Assembly has emphasized the need to address the lack of biometric data being shared on terrorists, internationally,…
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DHS to present on biometric technology at SMi’s Border Security 2017
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing a plan to significantly expand the collection of biometric data at US…
DHS considering expanding biometric data collection at US borders
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing a plan to ramp up the amount of biometric data it collects…
Federal Court in Illinois dismisses biometric data privacy case against Smarte Carte
A federal district court in Illinois recently dismissed a biometric data privacy case against Smarte Carte, based on a U.S….
Lawsuit filed against Snapchat for using biometric data without consent
Two men filed a class-action lawsuit against Snapchat under a 2008 Illinois state law that requires a company to obtain…
Court says biometric SIM registration is legal in Bangladesh
A Bangladeshi Higher Court has declared that ongoing biometric SIM registrations using fingerprints is legal. The court rejected a petition…
India’s Home Ministry to ask for enhanced gov’t biometrics data sharing
India’s Home Ministry will ask for regulations or an amendment to the recently passed UIDAI Act to mandate that the…
Contactless biometrics see growing adoption rate
An executive at Morpho (Safran) believes that the growing need to deliver identity verification and access control in areas of…
Facebook fights discovery bid in facial recognition lawsuit
Last week, Facebook urged a California federal judge to deny a request to conduct more discovery in a suit that…
DERMALOG biometrics technology helps fight fraud in Nigeria
DERMALOG‘s biometric identification technology is helping to fight fraud in Nigeria. The country’s government recently identified and removed more than…
