Nigeria, Portugal plan to improve biometric passport, residence permit issuance services
The government of Portugal has unveiled plans to soon make the renewal of residence permits for aliens automatic, provided they…
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Biometric passports launched in Switzerland, milestone for Kyrgyzstan
Switzerland has launched the latest version of its distinctive red biometric passports, and Kyrgyzstan registered 3 million biometric passports issued….
Hire the right people to be in the facial recognition loop to dramatically raise accuracy
Choosing the right humans to be in the loop of facial recognition decisions, and utilizing them in the right workflow…
Stolen passport photos, fraudsters and facial fusion technology pose a threat to national security
By Vladimir Arlazarov, PhD, Smart Engines CEO Not all leaks of personal data are equally dangerous. When data from online…
Law on biometric documents issuance passes first reading in Belarus parliament
Members of the House of Representatives of Belarus have given their first nod to a draft law which seeks to…
Biometric passport adoption trend grows amid data privacy, cost, issuance concerns
Multiple developments have emerged from different countries in recent days concerning biometric passports, from Pakistan announcing it has issued first…
Kenya to comply with regional bloc directive on biometric passports from end November
Kenyans have until 30 November to get new East African Community (EAC) biometric passports if they want to be able…
Dominican Republic prepares ground for biometric passport project take-off
Prospection for an implementing partner of the Dominican Republic’s new biometric passport has begun, after the President of the Republic…
UAE launches new generation biometric passport, Afghanistan to up processing capacity
The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently launched the third generation of its biometric passport, alongside a trial…
Turkey to print Hungarian, French biometric passports
Turkey’s Interior Minister, Süleyman Soylu, has disclosed that the country has reached deals with Hungary and France to print their…
