Brunei gets facial recognition system from NEC to improve security
Authorities in Brunei have received facial recognition technology from NEC as part of efforts by the Department of Internal Security…
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UK scraps pre-arrival biometric checks for Ukrainian refugees
The United Kingdom has announced a new immigration system designed to streamline the entry of Ukrainian refugees fleeing from the…
Statewatch warns of worsening ethnic profiling risk in EU as identity systems expand
Monitoring organization Statewatch warns that new biometric identity controls used by police and immigration authorities in the European Union could…
DHS seeks biometric investments for border security; addresses privacy concerns
The Department of Homeland Security announced a call for innovators in the biometrics field to aid in its objective of…
Audit of rapid DNA biometric tests at U.S. border light on insights
A U.S. inspector-general review of DNA biometrics used along the nation’s borders to confirm parent-child relationships leaves much to the…
Biometrics for air travel: new solutions deployed in India, South Korea, Brazil
It is an eventful week for the adoption of biometrics for air travel, with a number of governments and private…
Experts suggest biometrics to beef up security, facility checks in Nigerian airports
There are concerns from aviation experts over the state of security and difficulties in undergoing checks in some of Nigeria’s…
Rumored Idemia $4.6B sale could split enterprise, government business
Another major corporate change could be coming for Idemia, as its U.S. parent is considering selling the global biometrics and…
CEOs of biometrics providers at three different stages set the scene for 2022
The Chief Executives of Fingerprint Cards, BioCatch and startup Passage shared their insights with Biometric Update this week, while Apple…
[Vendor-funded] Think tank: Consider worries about border AI but don’t touch the brake
U.S. border-control officials need to stop listening so intently to traveling Americans worried about the government’s growing use of facial…
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