Dubai International airport implementing facial recognition and Iris on the Move
The Dubai International airport will proceed with its multi-phase implementation of automated iris and face recognition systems at Terminal 3,…
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EU approve plan to relocate migrants
European Union ministers today approved plans to relocate 120,000 migrants, with Hungary and the Czech Republic voting against the proposal….
UK Home Office supports using coercion to get migrant fingerprints
The UK’s Home Office has pledged its support for border officials using force to collect the fingerprints of migrants as…
South African politician calls for e-visas, biometrics on arrival
In a briefing of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, Economic Opportunities Minister for the Western Cape, Alan Winde, emphasized the…
Aruba airport facial recognition pilot to pave way for future European preclearance program
Aruba International Airport’s biometrics-based passenger processing system pilot is slowly laying down the foundation for what stakeholders hope will eventually…
Japan’s anti-terrorism immigration control plan calls for facial recognition system
Japan’s Ministry of Justice has drafted a new five-year government immigration control plan that calls for greater efforts by the…
Australian senators call for stricter biometric data storage guidelines
Labor members of Australia’s Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs have released a report that details a number…
IOM donates biometric recognition technology to Philippine Bureau of Immigration
The Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) has been provided with new anti-fraud detection equipment from the International Organization for Migration…
SIBA founder urges DHS to implement biometric border exit in Senate testimony and roundtable
Secure Identity & Biometrics Association founder Janice Kephart is calling on the Department of Homeland Security to promptly deploy a…
Curacao and St Maarten look to deploy automated border crossing technology at ports of entry
The Caribbean islands of Curacao and St Maarten are looking to deploy automated border crossing (ABC) technology at their ports…
