NZ police say they still can’t delete unlawful photos as extended deadline passes
Four years after New Zealand police were ordered to delete tens of thousands of unlawfully collected photographs, the law enforcement…
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Kenya re-introduces biometric patient verification to curb insurance fraud
The Kenyan government has relaunched a biometric system for the identification of patients at health facilities as part of efforts…
Irish Justice Minister wants real-time FRT, gait biometrics in police investigative toolkit
Ireland’s Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan has announced plans to equip national police with facial recognition technology, enabling them to scan…
NIST face, iris biometric tests on hold for system upgrade, July FRTE results out
New NIST reports and leaderboard updates for face biometrics accuracy have been published, and facial recognition algorithms from Paravision have…
Somalia makes national digital ID mandatory for banking transactions from Sept. 1
A new rule will soon go into effect in Somalia mandating citizens wishing to open a new bank account or…
India equips Border Security Force at Bangladeshi border with biometrics scanners
Along the world’s fifth-longest land border, the 4,096km India–Bangladesh boundary, a select number of border outposts are receiving biometric scanners…
Biometric surveillance infrastructure grows as FBI, Leidos deepen partnership
In a move that reflects the accelerating convergence of biometric surveillance and national security infrastructure, the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Public struggles to disentangle US law enforcement visions for facial recognition
Police in the U.S. appear determined to deploy facial recognition technology, though less aligned on details about what biometric reference…
EES to be fully operational by April 2026
Europe’s long-awaited border registration scheme, the Entry-Exit System (EES), is expected to start its phased rollout on October 12th this…
ICE’s expanding use of ankle monitors ignites surveillance, privacy concerns
In a quiet but consequential shift in immigration enforcement strategy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched a sweeping…
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