EU border biometric checks in UK likely to be delayed
The EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) will start operating on May 1, with all non-EU nationality visitors requiring a face and…
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UK deploys fingerprint, face biometrics to track deportees, non-Irish EU citizens
People subject to deportation orders in the UK will soon have to carry a GPS-enabled fingerprint scanner. The move, designed…
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…
Canadian judge sends face biometrics use by govt in refugee claim to review
A judicial review of Canada’s use of facial recognition in evaluating immigration claims has been ordered by a federal judge…
US immigration officials want everyone on same page before $500M biometric contract let
The U.S. government wants to hear from people about a virtual conference it plans to hold to talk about an…
US govt considers special ID card for some asylum seekers
A proposal already being politicized by anti-immigration forces in the United States would give immigrants a phot ID card for…
UK outlines plans to increase biometrics for immigration, travel
“By 2025, the UK border will look very different,” states the New Plan for Immigration: Legal Migration and Border Control,…
UK’s first look at biometrics self-enrollment systems didn’t wow, but new trials planned
The British Home Office wants to hear from biometrics self-enrollment researchers and vendors capable of supplying self-service kiosk, phone apps…
UK Home Office finds kiosks close, mobile getting there for biometrics self-enrollment
The UK Home Office says that biometric self-enrollment of face and fingerprint biometrics works better at this point on kiosks…
Think tank says biometric monitoring of asylum seekers is better for all than detention
An open-society think tank pushing for fair enforcement of immigration policies has published a defense of the United States’ biometric…
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