UK officials plan face biometrics trial for passport-free border checks
Travellers to the UK by air will be able to skip passport checks when using biometric gates in trials beginning…
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EU’s biometric Entry/Exit System may have a launch date
The European Union’s biometric-based Entry/Exit System (EES) may have finally received its launch date. The much-delayed travel regime is due…
Biometric immigrant tracking proposals could boost GEO, CoreCivic, or evaporate
A request for information published by the U.S. federal government has raised the profile of biometric surveillance of undocumented immigrants,…
GEO Group
The GEO Group (stock info) is a diversified government service provider specializing in the design, financing, development, and delivery of…
AI Act leaves asylum seekers unprotected, the Balkans collect more migrant biometric data
European policymakers took another step towards ratifying the landmark AI Act, reaching a provisional deal after a marathon negotiation on…
Airport biometrics gains for SITA, Idemia but hit setback in Pakistan
Airports in South Africa and Abu Dhabi are advancing plans for biometrics in airports in collaboration with Idemia and SITA,…
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…
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…
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