Real-time facial recognition system deployment blocked by Italian data protection authority
The Italian data protection authority (Garante) has published a new document in which it declared the Sari Real Time facial…
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Zwipe signs up major Italian manufacturer for biometric payment cards
Italy’s largest smart card manufacturer is the latest biometric payment card partner for Zwipe as it brings its Zwipe Pay ONE…
Vision-Box pilots biometric boarding and security solution at Fiumicino Airport in Rome
Vision-Box has rolled out a biometric facial recognition and digital identity management pilot for seamless passenger experience at Rome Fiumicino…
Airport biometrics use grows in Beijing, Rome, San Fran, Tokyo and Delhi as Schiphol spoofed
Facial recognition is now live for certain travelers for a range of processes at the Beijing Daxing International Airport, including…
New production facility for biometric bank cards opened in Italy by SIA
Financial services technology company SIA has inaugurated a new specialized technological excellence center for payment cards in Verona, Italy, which…
Italian lawmaker requests details of new police facial recognition system
An Italian legislator is requesting more information about the facial recognition system recently introduced for use by Italian police, which…
Gemalto contactless biometric payment cards piloted by Italian bank
Italy’s largest banking group Intesa Sanpaolo will pilot Mastercard biometric contactless payment cards supplied by Gemalto in the first European…
New Italian biometric eID card from Gemalto available in all municipalities by end of 2018
Italy’s new national eID card, provided by Gemalto and embedded with fingerprints and a digital photo, is being issued by…
Naples Airport introduces self-service immigration technology using biometrics
Naples International Airport has installed SITA’s Automated Border Control Gates (ABCGates) to fast track passengers from the European Union who…
EU tells Italy to take migrants’ fingerprints by force if necessary
On Monday, the European Commission asked Italy to step up its efforts to collect migrants’ fingerprints and said to use…
