Portugal’s border agency criticized for delays in issuing biometric ID cards to UK citizens
Portugal’s Immigration and Border Service (SEF) has come under scrutiny this week because of prolonged delays in issuing biometric, post-Brexit…
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Militarization driving biometrics adoption by UK police and border agencies, report argues
UK border and law enforcement agencies have adopted biometrics not just for forensic purposes but as a surveillance tool to…
Morocco tenders for face biometrics to deploy throughout updated airport
The government of Morocco is looking for a contractor to install facial recognition systems in that nation’s Rabat-Sale Airport. It…
EU postpones ETIAS, traveler biometrics until November 2023
The plan for third country arrivals to apply for a visa waiver and undergo biometric capture to enter (or leave)…
Colombian digital ID to be used as passport across South America
Colombian citizens in possession of the Cedula digital ID will be able to use the document as a passport to…
CBP handling surge in migrants with Integrated Biometrics fingerprint scanners
Mobile fingerprint biometrics capabilities supplied to U.S. Customs and Border Protection by Integrated Biometrics have resulted in the apprehension of…
A sketchy assessment of US border facial recognition systems
This week, and not for the first time, privacy advocates tried to convince the U.S. government that it should not…
UK Home Office to pick 3 biometric self-service kiosk providers for immigration trial
Self-service biometric kiosks will be deployed for a trial in UK immigration applications, with a tender launched by Home Office…
Frontex wants information about tools for manually sorting immense biometric databases
Do you make software tools that are used for manually comparing biometric data? Frontex, or the European Border and Coast…
Morphing attack detection for face biometric spoofs needs more generalization, datasets
Deepfakes may get more press, but face morphing could be the more pressing security concern for border control systems using…
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