Biometric borders and business make strange bedfellows
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Bipartisan support grows for mandatory UK digital ID
The UK’s digital identity project may be moving towards bipartisan support. The Conservative Party is carefully considering the introduction of…
Dominican Republic deploys pilot facial recognition system on Haiti border
The Dominican Republic has begun a pilot for a facial recognition system along its border with Haiti, the Director General…
Disrupt human trafficking with border biometrics and digital IDs says Tony Blair Institute
Human trafficking has become a business fueled by technology such as encrypted apps, online payment platforms and dark web deals….
US signs biometric data sharing agreements with Chile and Ecuador, expanding security cooperation
On July 31, the U.S. and Ecuador finalized a bilateral agreement aimed at heightening their cooperation against transnational organized crime…
India equips Border Security Force at Bangladeshi border with biometrics scanners
Along the world’s fifth-longest land border, the 4,096km India–Bangladesh boundary, a select number of border outposts are receiving biometric scanners…
EES to be fully operational by April 2026
Europe’s long-awaited border registration scheme, the Entry-Exit System (EES), is expected to start its phased rollout on October 12th this…
ICE’s expanding use of ankle monitors ignites surveillance, privacy concerns
In a quiet but consequential shift in immigration enforcement strategy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched a sweeping…
Trump’s revival of WWII era alien registration law sparks privacy, legal battles
The Trump administration’s unexpected reactivation of a forgotten wartime law requiring noncitizens to register with the U.S. government and carry…
Australia contracts Unisys and Idemia border biometrics for 3 years, $17M
A new Enterprise Biometric Identification System (EBIS) supplied by partners Unisys and Idemia is now live for use by Australia’s…
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