Dutch Police refine rapid forensic biometrics approach after early testing
John A.J.M. Riemen, the lead specialist, manager and custodian of the Dutch Police’s national criminal Automated Biometric Identification System, has…
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Corruption runs deep in some EU nations when issuing passports
News reports out of The Netherlands and Cyprus, both members of the European Union, document systemic passport fraud. News publisher…
EIC 2022: Michiel van der Veen discusses public service transformation using digital ID
Dr. Michiel van der Veen, of the Netherlands’ Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, gave a presentation at the…
Progress on international digital ID interoperability: DGX report
Singapore’s Digital Government Exchange (DGX) Digital Identity Working Group (DIWG) has published a new report highlighting the efforts of eight…
Dutch festival promoters split on face biometrics for event entry
Dutch regulators and at least some event organizers feel biometric facial authentication is a “drastic” step to take for authenticating…
New mobile driving license initiatives unveiled in Europe and the U.S.
Is the digitization of existing credentials leading to digital identity products? A panel discusses mobile driving licenses (mDL) in the…
How close are Dutch biometrics researchers to China’s Uyghur oppression?
Working with researchers linked to organizations involved with concentration camps in China is not a good look, as three labs…
New facial recognition ethics tool being tested in the Netherlands
A reality-check pilot project has been launched in the Netherlands to see if a proposed governance framework can mitigate the…
Estonia plans digital wallet, Netherlands urged to upgrade digital ID infrastructure
From Estonia’s long-time running national identity scheme to the Netherlands’s foundational ID, Europe will soon be conducting much of its…
Biometrics demand prompts Onfido to establish regional HQ in Amsterdam
Onfido announces it is establishing a regional HQ in Amsterdam to serve the Benelux area after winning a face biometrics contract…
