Civil liberties group attacks EC proposal for mandatory fingerprints in national IDs
Civil liberties organization Statewatch says the recent European Commission proposal that the inclusion of fingerprints in all national identity cards…
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European Commission proposes requiring biometric data on all ID cards
The European Commission has proposed that identity cards for EU citizens be required to include biometric images in order to…
European Commission to propose recommendations for fintech firms next year
The European Commission said it will likely propose recommendations for financial technology firms early next year, which marks the first…
EAB Research Projects Conference to take place in two weeks
Later this month, the EAB Research Projects Conference 2016, Europe’s largest conference on research in the area of biometrics and…
EU entry-exit border security system proposed
In an effort to improve external border management and better monitor over-stayers, the European Commissioner on Migration, Home Affairs and…
U.S. and EU agree to new data protection pact
After two years of negotiations, the European Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce recently reached an agreement for a…
IBIA responds to new EU-US privacy framework for secure data transfers
The International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) has urged United States and EU Commission negotiators involved in implementing the new…
EC funding project to identify and authenticate post-secondary students
The European Commission is funding a three-year, US$7.7 million project to create an online evaluation system for universities. The project,…
EC awards Greece emergency funding to acquire 90 fingerprinting devices
Earlier this month, the European Commission awarded Greece €1.36M ($1.5M USD) in emergency funding from the from the Internal Security…
European Commission VP says fingerprinting refugees at borders would curb militant threats
European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans said that fingerprinting and registering all refugees arriving in Europe would curb militant threats,…
