3 East Asian countries expand biometric border systems
Myanmar junta’s new smart card is trapping migrant workers inside the country and fueling a black market. Indonesia and Malaysia…
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Thai government to collect iris and face biometrics from Myanmar nationals
Thailand has launched a program to collect the iris and face biometrics of people from Myanmar, in what the government…
Myanmar seeks China’s input on ID system, Israel’s facial recognition bill faces backlash
Myanmar is seeking input from China on introducing a biometric identification system, a project that has raised concern among rights…
Myanmar’s biometric data collection sparks rights violation fears
A biometric data collection process underway in Myanmar as part of a plan for issuing 10-digit unique national ID cards…
Biometric passports issuance progresses in Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe
There has been an increase in biometric passport issuance reported by the governments of Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe, and innovation…
Malta deep-sixes safe city facial recognition project after Huawei contract expires
Malta appears to have changed course on a plan to launch a CCTV network with facial recognition through a contract…
Digital ID schemes marginalizing Roma in Serbia, Rohingyas in Myanmar: reports
Digital identity tech and legislation are accused of human rights offenses in Europe and Asia for automatically excluding certain communities…
Fingerprint biometric scanners from Mantra coming to Myanmar border control
Indian biometric solutions provider Mantra Softech has partnered with IT systems firm in Myanmar Secure Link to execute a biometric…
Lesotho, Namibia join trend of SIM card registration with biometrics
The southern African nations of Lesotho and Namibia have launched campaigns for citizens to re-register their SIM cards with their…
Myanmar expands facial recognition-ready surveillance ‘safe cities’
Myanmar is creating five more ‘safe city’ surveillance schemes across the country using technology from the Chinese firms Dahua, Huawei…
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