UK’s new govt expresses openness to digital ID, not cards
Britain’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair is touting digital identity as a solution to controlling irregular migration, one of the…
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Untold numbers allowed into US without biometric screening
For four years, from 2020 through 2023, the U.S. State Department, with the concurrence of top U.S. Department of Homeland…
IATA says airports unprepared for EES
Dozens of airports across Europe are unprepared for the European Union’s upcoming biometric travel registration scheme, the Entry-Exit System (EES),…
Cherry-picking old stats undermines US border biometrics criticism
Influential studies from 2018 and 2019 still hold a prominent place in many reports on demographic differentials or bias in…
EU earmarks €190M for new Horizon Europe program, including border management
The European Union has earmarked 190 million euros (US$204.8 million) for projects related to border security, cybersecurity, privacy, crime fighting…
ICE wants better biometrics for cross-border operations
Last week, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued an unclassified, law enforcement sensitive draft statement of work for an…
What are the different DHS agencies deploying biometrics at U.S. borders?
Biometric systems are fast becoming a staple of the travel experience in the U.S. as the Department of Homeland Security…
IOM seeks end-to-end biometric software provider for Kosovo border security contract
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has issued a request for quotation from biometrics service providers for the development of…
DHS audit urges upgrade of biometric vetting for noncitizens and asylum seekers
A recent audit by the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has called for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
DHS reinterprets foreign worker fees to fund biometric border system
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed a way to fund its Customs and Border Protection Agency’s Biometric Entry-Exit…
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