Vietnam kicks off e-ID registration campaign for foreign nationals
Vietnam has kicked off a 50-day campaign to register foreign nationals for the new Level-2 electronic identification system. Running through…
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Kazakhstan bans face coverings that impede facial recognition in public
The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has signed a legislation that prevents the wearing of face coverings in public places…
Somalia’s biometric border overhaul signals deeper US engagement
In a move hailed as both technologically significant and strategically vital, Somalia formally launched the Personal Identification Secure Comparison and…
Switzerland prepares to introduce biometric ID cards
Switzerland is planning to introduce a new chip-enabled biometric identity card by the end of 2026. The country is introducing…
Mexico debates centralizing biometric citizen codes to search for missing persons
The Mexican government has taken another step toward turning the country’s biometric-based Unique Population Registry Code (Clave Única de Registro…
Biometrics unifying factor amid big changes in IDs
Biometrics sit at the center of the long chain from manual verification of physical ID documents to reusable digital ID,…
New ICE mobile app pushes biometric policing onto American streets
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has quietly deployed a new surveillance tool in its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)…
Should the EU put a pause on rolling out the AI Act?
As AI regulations come to the EU, a long and arduous push is hitting the breaker wall of political trepidation….
Virginia police dept. launches facial recognition program under strict oversight
In a move that places it at the forefront of biometric policing in Virginia, the Bristol Virginia Police Department has…
Biometric tools shift from control to resistance
In the accelerating age of facial recognition technology (FRT), a growing counter-surveillance movement is flipping the script on who gets…
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