Auckland airport installs more biometric gates, US CBP expands SmartGate in Australia
New Zealand customs agency rolled out the first nine new SmartGates installed at Auckland International Airport for departing passengers in…
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U.S. updates visa waiver program with new biometric capabilities
The Obama administration has made some key changes to the visa waiver program (VWP), including more effective tracking of past…
UK research project to develop next generation facial recognition technology
Researchers at the University of Stirling, along with university research teams from across the UK, will participate in a £6…
Infineon’s mega memory security chip awarded BSI’s highest security certificate
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has awarded Infineon’s SLE 78, its newest security controller for electronic passport…
LAX unveils 40 new APC kiosks, CLEAR working with TSA to strengthen airport security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Los Angeles International Airport have installed 40 new automated passport control kiosks at LAX…
European Commission takes Belgium to court of biometric passports
More than three years after the deadline was set for issuing biometric passports with fingerprints, Belgium still fails to comply…
Nigerian Interior Ministry warns of increase in claims of lost e-passports
Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, Anastasia Daniel-Nwabia, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior of Nigera,…
Trüb continues to supply for Lithuanian ePassport
Trüb has signed a new agreement to continue to provide electronic and secure polycarbonate data pages for Republic of Lithuania…
Israel to review use of centralized biometric database
Israeli’s Interior Ministry, under direction of the country’s High Court of Justice, has agreed to review whether the creation of…
Biometrics Processing Means Faster Entry to Olympics Games
The speedy biometrics processing conducted by the British Embassy in Zimbabwe to ensure that their athletes come to the UK…
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