Israel’s biometric database pilot begins today
Israel’s controversial biometric database pilot project starts today, though so far, reception hasn’t been incredibly warm. As we’ve reported in…
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Precise Biometrics gets substantial follow-up order for 200-series readers
Precise Biometrics has just announced another substantial hardware order. This one, worth US $1.47 Million (SEK 9.9 million), is in regards…
Ukraine inches closer to biometric passport production
Production for biometric passports in Ukraine could begin as soon as this year, though some uncertainty around funding persists. Reported…
Canada debuts new ePassport
Less than 48 hours after Canada Day, Canada’s new 10-year ePassport has been made available to Canadian citizens. Yesterday, the…
Leaks show security flaws in Israeli biometric database project
Documents mistakenly leaked by the Israeli Ministry of Justice show a significant security flaw in the biometric database system set…
Survey shows significant support for facial recognition, trust in feds to use it
A new survey by Zogby Analytics shows growing support for the use of facial recognition in the United States. Commissioned by…
MorphoTrust lands new fingerprinting contracts with potential worth of $54M over 6 years
MorphoTrust USA has announced a series of fingerprinting contracts with potential to yield up to $54 million in revenue over the…
EFF sues FBI for facial recognition records related to NGI program
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing the FBI over access to its facial recognition records, based on three FOIA requests the group…
Israel’s biometric database pilot to begin in two weeks
After much ado, Israel’s biometric database pilot will begin in two weeks. According to Haaretz.com, comments confirming this came from…
Standard for iris images in federal IDs coming soon: NIST ITL director
During a tense subcommittee hearing, Charles Romine, director of the NIST Information Technology Laboratory promised a standard for iris images…
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