Women are twice as likely as men to say they do not want the government to store any of their…
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Biometrics, personal data crucial to tracking, stopping terrorists at borders
Biometrics are increasingly playing “a critical tool for verifying travelers really are who they say they are,” said State Department…
Representatives of UK and U.S. industry and government meet to discuss aviation security collaboration
Representatives of the aviation industry from the UK and U.S. met with government officials from both countries last week in…
Queensland parliamentary committee approves biometrics sharing laws
A Queensland parliamentary committee has approved new laws to give police access to the new national facial biometrics system, after…
Biometrics Institute U.S. Conference
Biometrics Institute US Conference 20-21 March 2018 Mary Gates Learning Centre, Washington DC This one and a half day event…
Biometrics Institute working with UNCTED on biometrics and counter-terrorism project
The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UNCTED) and the Biometrics Institute will launch a Compendium of good practices and…
UN migration agency introducing regional biometric data exchange solution
International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN’s migration agency, is working on introducing a biometric data exchange solution to help…
UIDAI declining multiple requests by police to share Indian citizens’ biometrics
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the governing agency in charge of Aadhaar, has declined multiple requests from all…
Canada’s government coordinating biometric efforts
Canadian government agencies and police are coordinating the development of their biometric capabilities, according to a report published in Motherboard….
EU agencies join forces to protect European citizens’ data privacy rights
Two European Union agencies responsible for advising government agencies on fundamental rights have joined forces to help safeguard the data…
