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Biometrics for travel at different levels in three Southern African countries

The Southern African nations of Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe are taking different measures to facilitate travel across their borders using…

 

Thales, Finnish police to launch new biometric travel and digital ID documents

The National Police Board of Finland has announced its new electronic travel and identity documents. Thales, a secure travel and…

 

Slow-going for Belarus’ digital ID document campaign

Dictator-run Belarus, in Eastern Europe, says it has issued 165,000 biometric IDs to citizens and 58,000 to foreign residents. Especially…

 

Russia investigates claims of biometric data leak

The Russian Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) are investigating claims of…

 

Chipped ID documents expand in Vietnam with passport launch, healthcare use

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security will begin issuing chip-based biometric passports from 1 March in line with exit/entry requirements for…

 

Cyprus plans $43M ID document upgrade tender

Biometric passports, ID cards, and residence permits issued by Cyprus are getting an upgrade at a cost of 41 million…

 

Chile extends Idemia contract to supply and support digital ID documents by a year

A contract held by Idemia in Chile to help upgrade the country’s civil registry is being extended by a year,…

 

No single direction for global air travel biometrics. Some in US just want to stop

Far from being a tsunami, the faces-as-passport movement nonetheless is raising waves in developed and undeveloped economies globally. Not all…

 

Kenya to clear backlog of biometric passports, new ‘smart and digital ID’ system coming

Kenya’s government has taken delivery of 50,000 booklets which will enable it expedite the issuance of biometric passports after a…

 

Nigeria commits to issuing passports within 6 weeks of biometrics capture, clear backlog

To tackle the country’s backlog of passport applications and urge applicants to stick to official processes, Nigeria’s passport authority has…

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