Kuwait to collect biometric data of everyone entering the country
Kuwait intends to set up a biometric fingerprint database for everyone who lives in the country over the age of…
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EU opts for ‘pragmatic approach’ on negotiations with US over biometric data sharing
The President of the Council of the European Union said in a recent note that the Commission had opted for…
US asylum app’s problems deeper than policy changes in Washington
It is possible that an information technology solution exists for the asylum crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border, but Washington’s biometric…
South Africa to expand biometric border control system
Plans to upgrade and expand infrastructure providing biometric passenger checks at some of South Africa’s ports of entry by the…
Singapore announces passport-free biometric clearance at borders from 2024 — updated
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has announced that starting in 2024, Singapore residents and visitors can clear immigration without…
Singapore, UK, EU face headaches with border biometrics
Nobody likes long queues at the border. After reports of delays with automated immigration lanes and e-gates, governments are boosting…
Frontex invites companies to pitch border biometrics in preparation for EES
As European Union member states prepare for a new biometric border entry and exit system, European border agency Frontex is…
EU delays biometric checks; Orient Express cancels UK route
The European Union (EU) is delaying fingerprint and facial scans for travelers, although the change has not been officially announced….
Entrust granted UK Home Office selfie biometrics contract to streamline immigration
Entrust has won a new two-year contract with the UK Home Office to expand the digitization of immigration application processes,…
Civil society alarmed by migrant biometrics and surveillance in EU, Americas
Advanced technologies are being used at the EU border for widespread surveillance and to carry out what Euronews reports are…
