US, CARICOM establish regional biometric data-sharing partnership
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) regional security agency, Implementation Agency for Crime and Security…
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EU decides not to suspend the EES even as it admits difficulties
The European Union has decided to press ahead with biometric border controls despite admitting “20 difficult spots.” Airports and airlines…
Washington’s biometric border moves south
The U.S. is moving border screening away from its southwest border and into a distributed identity system built through foreign…
Airline lobby groups want full ESS pause for summer, EC agrees to meet
Europe’s aviation industry is struggling with the new biometric Entry/Exit System (EES) so much that countries need the option to…
When digital identity fails: Closing the blind spot in border security
By Gregory Magnasco, Marketing Director at Linxens Government The hidden assumption behind digital identity As large-scale identity systems such as…
ICE biometrics underpin broader surveillance network, report argues
A coalition of privacy and civil liberties organizations says that biometric systems deployed by ICE and CBP have evolved from…
Congress opens $69.5 billion pipeline for border tech, biometric expansion
Congress has approved nearly $70 billion in new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding through 2029, creating a major new…
Eurodac rollout exposes uneven readiness across EU
European countries are working to implement the new version of the Eurodac system, a biometric database for asylum seekers and…
New Zealand probes whether officials misled ministers over failed biometrics project
New Zealand’s Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says it is now up to the Public Service Commissioner to decide whether officials…
Philippines immigration proposes biometric leap as Caiss project advances
The Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration (BI) is pushing for a modernization of the country’s border security infrastructure, proposing a nationwide…
