Australian senators call for stricter biometric data storage guidelines
Labor members of Australia’s Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs have released a report that details a number…
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Canada to expand collection of biometrics from foreign visitors
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said his government will put $312.6 million over five years towards expanding biometric screening…
Retail stores should make use of facial recognition, license plate readers with surveillance systems
New facial recognition-based surveillance systems can provide retailers with crucial business intelligence to improve their overall operations and bottom line,…
Interpol calls on APAC authorities to make greater use of biometrics to identify terrorists
Interpol has called on Asia Pacific authorities to more effectively use biometrics in an effort to identify members of dangerous…
Scottish Police admit to using facial recognition software, maintaining image database
Police Scotland has admitted to using face recognition technology to identify individuals captured on CCTV cameras and from other sources,…
Australian law enforcement agencies want shared facial recognition database
Australian law enforcement agencies have come together to support a new plan to build a national facial recognition database that…
U.S. Special Operations Command testing rapid DNA readers
The U.S. Special Operations Command said it is testing two rapid DNA readers – IntegenX’s RapidHIT 200 and NetBIO’s DNAscan…
Israel rolls out biometric passport kiosks at Ben-Gurion Airport
Israel rolled out 17 biometric passport kiosks in the Passport Control section of Ben-Gurion airport, in addition to the four…
UNHCR, Accenture provide global biometric identity management system to help refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is working with Accenture to deliver a biometric technology system for registering…
Biometrics for the blind, banking and border control hit big this week
Here’s a recap of most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Voice and face In…
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