This is how much the US Congress is upset with fed biometrics project
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s fiscal 2023 budget is finally in ink as is Congress’ disdain for the agency’s…
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Israel defense criticized over 26-year-old privacy protocols for biometric data
The state comptroller of Israel has claimed the country’s defense forces are vulnerable to identity theft targeting biometric information. Writing…
Pangea signs $70M biometric contract with Congo
Israeli firm Pangea has been awarded a government contract by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) worth more than $70…
Clearview facial recognition used to exonerate suspect on trial over traffic fatality
In what its CEO calls a move to “balance the scales of justice,” facial recognition company Clearview AI gave defense…
Nigeria reaches 90M digital ID registrations as database capacity issue looms
Nigeria officials say they have so far been able to register the biometrics of almost 90 million citizens for National…
Lawmaker suggests Philippine biometrics project held up by former contractor
A biometrics contract Dermalog is carrying out in the Philippines is under fire from Land Transportation Office Chief Teofilo Guadiz,…
Russia pushing Unified Biometric System to enter secure facilities
The Russian Ministry of Digital Development is preparing a bill proposing the use of the country’s Unified Biometric System for…
Frontex wants information about tools for manually sorting immense biometric databases
Do you make software tools that are used for manually comparing biometric data? Frontex, or the European Border and Coast…
UIDAI launches program to identify, block vulnerabilities in Aadhaar biometric database
A bug bounty program whose objective is to enhance security around the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) – the database…
Little love for how HART continues to lumber along behind locked doors
The U.S. committee responsible for appropriating government money is “disappointed” that the Department of Homeland Security did not get an…
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