New York City to use facial recognition software for municipal ID program
New York City officials announced it will use face recognition software to curb identity fraud regarding the city’s new municipal…
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SDW 2015 – The Global Hub For Next Generation Citizen & Government ID Solutions
Conference: 9-11 June 2015 – Exhibition 10-11 June 2015 QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London, UK SDW 2015 (Security Document World)…
Turkey government to soon monitor displaced Syrians using biometric ID cards
Officials from Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) have successfully managed to complete the biometric registration of 740,000 of…
Kenyan government introduces biometric register to eliminate ghost workers from payroll
The Kenyan government has implemented a new initiative that makes it mandatory for all civil servants to have their biometrics…
Thales awarded with £3.8m contract to secure UK biometric residence card data
Security technology firm Thales announced it has been awarded a new £3.8 million, two-year contract from the UK’s Home Office…
Economic Community of West African States propose to replace residence permits with biometric ID
Leaders within the sub-region at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have proposed to replace residence permits with…
New South African tourism rules require many tourists to obtain biometric visa in person
The South African tourism department is set to introduce new regulations in October that would require travellers to the country…
India to identify all citizens in three years, issue new biometrics card
India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh gave government officials a three-year deadline to identify citizens through the National Population Register (NPR)….
ImageWare signs $1M deal to provide biometric driver license system for Baja California
ImageWare Systems announced it signed a deal valued at more than $1 million with Funciones Ocupacionales Insha, to provide software…
1.1 billion Civil ID documents to be issued by 2018: Report
Biometrics Research Group, Inc. has released a special report that examines the numerous electronic credentials and processes emerging within the…
