EU border control aid and connections to biometrics contractors alarm Privacy International
A relatively low-profile biometrics provider is receiving funds supplied as aid by the EU to help build ‘mass biometric systems’…
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Informal agreement on restricting exports of biometric surveillance technology reached by EU
The European Union has reached an agreement on limiting exports of facial recognition and other technology that can be used…
Protection from biometric spoof attacks requires emerging technologies and standards adherence
Advanced biometric technologies and standards are necessary to build adequate presentation attack detection (PAD) into border control systems, Norwegian Biometrics…
EU Data Protection Supervisor backs moratorium on biometrics deployments
The growth in popularity of biometrics has been accompanied by widespread misconceptions, according to European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Wojciech…
GenKey updates biometric database software to meet EU GDPR’s ‘right to be forgotten’ requirement
GenKey has released version 5.0 of its ABIS (automated biometric identification system), which now fully complies with article 17 of…
Border biometrics challenges discussed at NIST conference
The challenges faced by facial recognition systems on different platforms and their future use at borders was the first topic…
Mobile biometrics issues investigated by AMBER researchers
The use of biometric technologies via apps or inbuilt software on smartphones has skyrocketed, but concerns about the technology remain,…
EU placing new restrictions on facial recognition and espionage technology exports
The European Union is working on a plan to increase the strictness of export criteria for biometrics and other technologies…
UK Government to stop accepting EU ID cards for border crossings
EU, EEA, and Swiss national ID cards, including those with biometric chips, will not be acceptable for travel to the…
European Parliament trials fingerprint biometric time and attendance system
European Parliament will have a new biometric time and attendance system in place for a test at its Brussels facilities,…
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