Tasmania removes driver photos from national face biometrics database
Tasmania’s government has pulled 468,000 driver’s licence photos from a national facial recognition database over concerns about biometric data security….
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Eurodac rollout exposes uneven readiness across EU
European countries are working to implement the new version of the Eurodac system, a biometric database for asylum seekers and…
India considers nationwide facial recognition network for airports
India’s Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) wants to deploy facial recognition cameras across all major Indian airports. It comes as…
EU rolls out new Eurodac system with facial biometrics, interoperability
The EU has announced that the new Eurodac system is officially in operation: the central biometric database for asylum seekers…
FBI seeks industry input on biometric algorithms for NGI modernization
The scale of the system is one of the most important details in the notice The Federal Bureau of Investigation…
ICE contract secures nationwide access to private iris biometric database
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving to give its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agents nationwide access to…
eu-Lisa positive about EES despite three countries lagging behind deployment
Eu-Lisa has laid out its plans for 2026, promising to ensure the uninterrupted availability of the EU’s biometric border scheme,…
FBI leverages NGI biometric database, advanced forensics in high-profile abduction
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has turned to a range of advanced forensic tools, including its Next Generation Identification…
Germany considers allowing face biometric web searches by police, watchdog critical
An expert report commissioned by AlgorithmWatch, a European digital rights organization, has pointed out the technical and legal issues with…
Trump administration accused of creating illegal citizenship database
A coalition led by the League of Women Voters filed a class action lawsuit this week in the U.S. District…
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