United Nations using biometrics to identify refugees in Senegal
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in partnership with the Senegalese government, recently launched a…
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European high court to examine use of biometric passports
A Dutch court recently asked the European high court whether EU regulations obliging member states to use biometric passports infringes…
NADRA introduces Pakistan’s new biometric smart ID cards
NADRA Chairman Tariq Malik announced Pakistan’s roll out of new smart ID cards last week. The announcement was made at…
Smiles banned for New Jersey driver’s licenses
Starting immediately, the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is not permitting smiles on driver license photos due to…
CITI profiles manageID biometric credential software
Creative Information Technology, Inc. (CITI) recently profiled manageID, its family of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) identity management and credentialing software products at…
100 million Nigerians to be registered in new biometrics database
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) of Nigeria announced a proposal to register 100 million Nigerians in its recently introduced…
Ghana adopts biometric voter verification
The Ghanaian government will be using biometric voter verification in its upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. This will be a…
Gabon using biometric technology for civil registry
In a bid for a better means of identification among its citizens, Gabon has initiated a National Biometric Identification System…
DigitalPersona releases new biometric software development kits
DigitalPersona, Inc., a global provider of biometrically enabled authentication and access management solutions, announced the availability of its new software…
Filipino election commission wants biometric voter law
With local and national elections anticipated in 2013, the Philippine Commission on Elections is ramping up its biometrics registration efforts…
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