UK government moves against Chinese-made security cameras in public sector
The UK Government Security Group has instructed government departments to stop deploying security cameras provided by Chinese companies subject to…
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Ugandan parliament to probe biometric ID card printing contract awarded to Veridos
The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs of the Parliament of Uganda has announced plans to investigate the problems surrounding…
NEC taps Laxton in Liberia’s third try to contract biometric voter registration kits: report
Laxton Group has been selected to supply biometric voter registration hardware and software to Liberia by the country’s National Elections…
Liberia ID card issuance bedeviled by challenges, still no headway for biometric voter ID contract
At a time when Liberia is still struggling to find a definitive solution to a lingering biometric voter ID contract…
ID.me’s travails are a problem for the biometrics industry
ID.me’s repeated self-congratulations about the intercepting billions in attempted fraud against U.S. state and federal governments do not appear to…
Pangea signs $70M biometric contract with Congo
Israeli firm Pangea has been awarded a government contract by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) worth more than $70…
Civil society groups in Liberia urge transparency in selection of biometric kits supplier
Some civil society organizations in Liberia grouped under the umbrella of the Elections Coordination Committee (ECC), and the Liberia Elections…
Biometric detainee monitoring grows in Australia and US
Kiwi custom software maker Optimation has signed a five-year contract with a state prison department in Australia to replace its…
Idemia NA fingerprint biometrics contract for US immigration extended, upgrade coming
Idemia Identity & Security North America has had its biometrics contract with U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) extended…
Liberia’s elections biometrics bid process questioned, commission doubted
Liberia‘s biometric voter ID saga continues with the nation’s Liberty Party, headed by Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, petitioning for the chair of…
