Trustmatic launches online biometric identity verification with Innovatrics partnership
Trustmatic has launched an online identity verification platform to help organizations of all sizes reduce fraud and improve their customer…
Ireland
Biometrics-based platform in the works in Ireland to help track organized crime suspects
The police service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Ireland national police service (Garda) are partnering to develop a forensic…
Iraq draws closer to biometrics-backed elections in 2021 with 16M voter cards issued
Biometric cards which will be required to vote in Iraq’s upcoming elections have been distributed to 13 million eligible voters,…
Northern Ireland holding public consultation into police DNA and fingerprint biometrics retention
A public consultation into the retention of DNA and fingerprint biometrics has been launched by Northern Ireland Justice Minister Naomi…
Lacking or weak biometric data policies concern authorities and advocates in Europe, Australia
Concerns about the privacy and security of biometric data have prompted consultations between the European Commission and regional data protection…
Surveillance cameras to reach 1 billion by 2021 as face biometrics for police, schools, retail roll out
There will be one billion surveillance cameras in operation around the world by 2021, up nearly 30 percent from 770…
Australia, Ireland struggle to boost interest in biometric digital identity platforms
Last week, Australian government entity the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) went through a questioning session with senators interested in a…
NEC facial recognition border tech for Kenya as airport biometrics rollouts continue
Airport biometrics use continues to expand rapidly all around the world, with a series of new deployments announced and detailed….
UN rapporteur concerned with biometrics and private data in Irish public services system
Ireland’s public services card (PSC) could become a highly detailed centralized database of intimate personal information, and a potential big…
DPS rolls out encrypted photo service in Ireland for online biometric passport renewals
Biometric photo ID company DPS has rolled out an encrypted photo ID technology across Ireland in partnership with the Irish…
