UK Borders too busy for fingerprinting: Immigration minister
Responding to heavy criticisms by the UK’s chief inspector of borders and immigration, the minister in charge of immigration, Mark…
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Responding to heavy criticisms by the UK’s chief inspector of borders and immigration, the minister in charge of immigration, Mark…
Cameroon has just started to issue its new biometric passport. Reported in Business in Cameroon, the first biometric passport was…
The Philippine government is planning to introduce iris scans as a part of its e-passport program. According to a report…
Lumidigm has just announced that its technology is now being used as a part of the Republic of Korea’s immigration clearance…
The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) is starting a pilot test involving biometrics for visa applicants in Nigeria. Visa…
The European Data Protection Supervisor has just published a scathing response to a proposed biometrics entry and exit system for travellers…
If all stakeholders stick to their agreed-upon timelines, Libya’s first biometric passport should be issued by the end of July….
Three countries – the U.S., Canada and Israel – have expressed interest in using Aadhaar-based applications to simplify the visa…
Security technology company Thales, in partnership with IT provider Orange Business Services, will support the biometric data acquisition system for French passports….
Production for biometric passports in Ukraine could begin as soon as this year, though some uncertainty around funding persists. Reported…