FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) program wins Excellence.Gov award
The FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) program has been awarded for Excellence in Intergovernmental Collaboration by the The American Council…
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DOJ grant helps Pennsylvania state police purchase new fingerprint solution, improve criminal records system
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) will purchase multiple Live Scan Plus fingerprint capture devices to improve the criminal…
More opposition to Australia’s facial recognition scheme
In a meeting held with police, justice and law ministers, the attorney general of the Australian Capital Territory Simon Corbell…
Philippines’ Comelec ends biometrics registration for voters
The Philippines’ Commission on Elections (Comelec) denied requests for postponing the deadline for voter registration, thus ending the 17-month registration…
Philippines’ Supreme Court urged to extend biometric voter registration period
A group of students have called on the Philippines’ Supreme Court to urge the Commission on Elections to postpone the…
Australian government may add social media photos to national biometrics database
Australia’s attorney general’s department has confirmed that the federal government is considering taking photos from social media sites and adding…
Nigeria to link biometric BVN with national ID card by 2016
Nigeria’s federal government has unveiled its plan to link bank customers’ biometrics-enabled bank verification numbers (BVN) with their national identity…
Thailand police to implement facial recognition at all border checkpoints
The Royal Thai Police announced it will install facial recognition scanners at all border checkpoints to speed up the immigration…
Facebook calls for dismissal of facial recognition class action lawsuit
Facebook has requested that a federal judge throw out a potential class-action lawsuit alleging that the company is violating an…
Indian Government argues Aadhaar card usage voluntary
The Indian government admitted to India’s Supreme Court that Aadhaar cardholders can opt out of the unique identification scheme if…
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