North Macedonia politician in biometric software scandal sentenced to 8 years
A court in Northern Macedonia has handed over an eight-year prison sentence to the country’s former general secretary Draghi Rashovski…
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Biometric passports could be a year away for Dominican Republic
Officials of the Dominican Republic have begun what they say will be a yearlong process to introduce electronic passports. The…
Idemia reveals details on Lithuania’s biometric border system
French biometrics and digital identity giant Idemia has revealed more information about the border-crossing equipment that the company is supplying…
Discredited biometric surveillance project in Malta closed, but is it?
Facial recognition networks might bring tiny Malta more security from street crime someday but right now it’s caught in a…
4th Annual Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium
4th Annual Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium College Park, MD August 2-3, 2023 DSI’s upcoming 4th Annual Digital Forensics…
Texas preps for bids to upgrade its digital ID and IAM system
The U.S. state of Texas is planning to seek bids to update its digital ID system. As part of the…
EU unveils plan for digital Schengen visas in push to ease travel document applications
Governments around the world are attempting to make it easier for people to acquire travel documents like visas and passports….
Nigeria House of Reps warns against rushed biometric passport domestication project
Nigeria’s lower chamber of Parliament (House of Representatives) has warned that the federal government risks incurring huge financial cost should…
Dermalog addresses call for investigation, bad press in Philippines
(Around 1 million Philippine citizens already hold a biometric driver’s license. Photo credit: DERMALOG) Dermalog has faced an intense month…
Botswana and Namibia select Veridos technology for cross-border digital ID
German secure ID firm Veridos continues making moves in Africa. On the heels of a recent MOU aimed at simplifying…
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