EU inches closer to fingerprinting child asylum seekers, US sees its own proposals
After years of debates, the European Union may finally be ready to begin collecting the biometrics of asylum seekers as…
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Renewed attack on EU’s proposed Eurodac biometric upgrade
Dozens of civil society organizations have renewed their demand that the EU stop expanding the capabilities of its biometric asylum-registration…
Australia issues tender for biometric cameras at 11 airports
Australia has released a tender to upgrade 11 of its major airports with biometric cameras that can capture and compare…
EU says other countries should accept biometrics, video to increase deportations
The European Commission wants to deport more people in less time, and is pushing for a solution that leverages biometrics…
EU states to get major cash boost for border security and migration systems
With international politics at maximum intensity, the European Commission has made more than €250 million (roughly US$272 million) available to…
Idemia partners on development of biometrics in Singapore’s homeland security
Idemia and Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX), the technology department of Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs, announced they…
New biometric data-sharing compact with US too hot for European Commission
Never mind that enhanced border security plan between the EU and U.S. to share the biometric and other personally identifying…
EU target for interoperable police, border biometrics databases delayed until 2027
The implementation target for the European Union’s plans to make biometric databases for law enforcement and border control interoperable has…
Dominican Republic vows to collect biometrics at border as Haitians cry foul
The plan by Dominican Republic to implement a biometric data collection system at the country’s western border with Haiti will…
EU pushes rollout of ETIAS biometric travel system to 2025
The rollout of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is now expected to roll out in May 2025,…
