UK Parliamentary Committee blasts Home Office over biometrics database, strategy delay
The UK Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee has slammed the approach of the Home Office to retaining images for facial…
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Victorian government calls for privacy safeguards in facial recognition system
The Victorian state government in Australia wants tougher rules for a new proposed national facial recognition system, according to a…
Deadline to link Indian tax numbers and Aadhaar extended
India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the time for residents to link their taxation permanent account numbers…
Jamaica says biometrics program will help reduce identity theft
Government spokesperson Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart said that biometric data collected under Jamaica’s National Identification System (NIDS) will assist in reducing incidents…
Northrop Grumman awarded $95M OBIM contract
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a 42-month, $95 million contract by the DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) to…
Court blocks Israeli police request to access biometric database
Israeli police have been blocked by a District Court ruling from a national biometric database, which they had planned to…
UIDAI stops Aadhaar enrollment service by private rural partners
The Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) has declined to renew its memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the country’s network…
Legislation proposes new national facial recognition services for Australia
Australia’s Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton has introduced legislation to create a national facial recognition system available…
UK Home Office biometrics strategy now slated for June publication
UK Home Office minister Susan Williams says the department’s long-awaited biometrics strategy will be published in June, the Register reports….
Report blasts overbudget and delayed Australian biometric database replacement project
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) is AU$35 million (US$28 million) over budget and has “little to show” for a…
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