Finland faces reproval over move to expand biometrics use for law enforcement
Finland’s Ministry of Interior is facing acerbic criticism from various quarters following a move to make changes to the way…
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Sweden issues RFI for new ABIS, Moldova issues biometric hardware tender
Sweden is considering purchasing a new biometric system that will help the country collect fingerprints and facial images of asylum…
Civil liberties network calls for radical transparency in police use of facial recognition
Rights groups say UK’s new policing bill opens door to biometric matching with drivers database. Georgia’s privacy watchdog launches probe…
DOD advances biometric security while DHS faces privacy concerns
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit report has raised red flags about privacy vulnerabilities in the Department of Homeland…
Idemia Public Security tops latest NIST fingerprint evaluations
The latest fingerprint related benchmarks from National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) evaluations put Idemia Public Security on top….
Nigeria seeks funding for delayed census amid growing calls for use of biometrics
Serious discussions in Nigeria about a biometric population and housing census have been on since at least 2022, but the…
Thales wins $21m contract for Switzerland’s AFIS
Thales has won an 18.9 million Swiss francs (US$21.3 million) contract for modernizing the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) used…
New Zealand police say NEC AFIS contract expiring soon
New Zealand’s police are warning that the contract for its fingerprinting system, supplied by biometric firm NEC, will expire soon…
Belgians can apply for digital national ID cards in 2026
Belgian citizens will be able to apply for a digital version of the national identity card from November 2026. The…
Global ID wins US patent for its BioID Security Protocol
Swiss-based finger vein biometrics startup Global ID has been awarded a U.S. patent for its BioID security protocol. A release…
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