Spending on forensic, missing persons DNA biometrics database programs to grow
The Biometrics Research Group, Inc. estimates that law enforcement spending on forensic DNA databases throughout North America will total approximately…
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Florida Senate Bill 188 passes first committee with unanimous support, looks to ban biometrics in schools
Florida Senate Bill 188, which bans the collection of students’ biometric information, has passed its first committee today with unanimous support….
SecuGen fingerprint reader gets GSA approval for use in FIPS 201/PIV program
SecuGen has announced that its Hamster Pro 20 fingerprint reader has been approved by the General Services Administration (GSA) for use…
Viscount Systems gets new federal government contracts for access control deployments
Viscount Systems has announced a new batch of contracts to deploy its Freedom access control technology, as well as its VeriCert…
Global spending on government biometrics to increase: report
According to a new report, global spending on government biometrics systems is set to grow substantially through to 2024. The…
DigitalPersona sensors certified for China Resident Identity Card
DigitalPersona has announced that its TouchChip TCS1 sensor is being used for the China Resident Identity Card program, as well as…
Viscount lands new U.S government orders for access control system
Viscount Systems has announced a new batch of orders for its biometric Freedom access control system at unnamed U.S. Federal Government…
Biometric SIM sales ramp up in Pakistan, Telenor latest to install verification system
There has long been debate around a mandate for biometric verification for all SIM card sales in Pakistan, and operators…
Cambodia introducing eIDs
Cambodia has just added itself to the growing list of countries looking to introduce some sort of electronic ID card…
U.S. right to review consumer facial recognition technology
The U.S. Government recently announced that it will review the privacy implications of facial recognition technology. As BiometricUpdate.com originally reported,…
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