Switzerland advances with plan to access asylum seekers’ digital data for ID verification
Authorities in Switzerland are advancing a plan that will update the country’s immigration laws to grant border officials the power…
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Netherlands’ face biometrics database for non-EU individuals comes under scrutiny
Privacy advocates in the Netherlands have criticized the use of a biometric database by the police containing the faces of…
Oxford Refugee Studies Centre: mapping the biometrics of movement into and around Europe
A new report maps the technologies such as biometrics in use, being developed or trialled across Europe for tackling the…
ICE issues annual report. So where are details on biometrics programs?
U.S. immigration officials have released their latest annual report which, from a biometrics standpoint, is notable for its lack of…
Danish forensic procedure addresses subjectivity in face biometrics investigations
Forensic examinations of face biometrics for immigration cases in the Netherlands follow a procedure that both acknowledges and tries to…
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…
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…
