EC urges Ireland to implement biometrics in residence permits for third country nationals
The European Commission is urging the Irish government to fulfil its obligation to implement biometric identifiers in the residence permits…
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EU approve plan to relocate migrants
European Union ministers today approved plans to relocate 120,000 migrants, with Hungary and the Czech Republic voting against the proposal….
FRA to hold meeting to discuss EU biometrics smart borders project
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) announced that about 20 industry experts will meet on September 25 to discuss…
Vision-Box delivers biometric enrollment solution for EU employee travel documents
Vision-Box announced it is providing the entire biometric and biographic enrollment infrastructure for the first security eDocument being issued to…
Biometrics in border control, facial recognition, a lawsuit and more top stories
Here’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Lawsuit In one…
EU agency to release research on fundamental rights concerns regarding biometrics in border checks
The European Union Agency for Federal Rights (FRA) conducted a survey during the summer regarding the European Agency for Large-Scale…
UK Home Office supports using coercion to get migrant fingerprints
The UK’s Home Office has pledged its support for border officials using force to collect the fingerprints of migrants as…
Amsterdam airport security testing AOS fingerprint sensor device
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is currently testing Advanced Optical Systems’ (AOS) fingerprint sensor device in an effort to expedite the security…
Socure completes Safe Harbor certification for “social biometrics” solution
Socure announced it has completed the U.S.–EU and U.S.–Switzerland Safe Harbor framework self-certification process from the U.S. Department of Commerce,…
Accenture, Altra, Tieto provide European agency with IT services including biometric system maintenance
The European Agency for Large-Scale IT Systems (eu-LISA) has selected Accenture, Altran and Tieto to provide a range of IT…
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