Political consensus builds for UK digital ID to tighten border
A poll conducted among members of the UK’s Labour Party revealed that 57 percent support an introduction of a digital…
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Idemia, Sopra Steria say biometric matching system ready for EES launch
The launch of eu-LISA shared Biometric Matching System (sBMS) to live production has been declared successful by Idemia Public Security…
Trump admin expands biometric and biographic data collection in immigration crackdown
The Trump administration’s latest immigration agenda is taking shape around an aggressive expansion of biometric and biographic data collection, signaling…
Biometric borders and business make strange bedfellows
Biometrics are the foundation for tools to enforce borders, both physical and digital, but controversy comes with immigration and age…
Bipartisan support grows for mandatory UK digital ID
The UK’s digital identity project may be moving towards bipartisan support. The Conservative Party is carefully considering the introduction of…
Dominican Republic deploys pilot facial recognition system on Haiti border
The Dominican Republic has begun a pilot for a facial recognition system along its border with Haiti, the Director General…
Disrupt human trafficking with border biometrics and digital IDs says Tony Blair Institute
Human trafficking has become a business fueled by technology such as encrypted apps, online payment platforms and dark web deals….
US signs biometric data sharing agreements with Chile and Ecuador, expanding security cooperation
On July 31, the U.S. and Ecuador finalized a bilateral agreement aimed at heightening their cooperation against transnational organized crime…
India equips Border Security Force at Bangladeshi border with biometrics scanners
Along the world’s fifth-longest land border, the 4,096km India–Bangladesh boundary, a select number of border outposts are receiving biometric scanners…
EES to be fully operational by April 2026
Europe’s long-awaited border registration scheme, the Entry-Exit System (EES), is expected to start its phased rollout on October 12th this…
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