Barbados moves to biometric passports, considers biometric verification at ports of entry
Following the recommendation of the ICAA on travel document standards, Barbados’ Immigration Department has begun to phase out machine-readable passport…
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NEC VP sees critical period of public facial recognition deployments and debate over next 24 months
NEC is one of the few companies among the Fortune Global 500 that are leaders in biometric technology. It has…
WTTC moving quickly to solve travel infrastructure crunch with harmonized biometric traveler identity
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is very busy. It advocates for all of the companies that participate in…
IDEMIA and Royal Caribbean complete biometric verification trial with CPB
IDEMIA, formerly OT–Morpho, and Royal Caribbean Cruises have completed a public-private partnership trial with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
idSoftware developing biometrics technology to support DHS port security regulations
idSoftware is one of four firms developing biometrics technology in support of the Department of Homeland Security’s stricter port security…
Port of Virginia testing biometric access control features
The Port of Virginia has revealed that its IT and operations teams have been testing existing biometric-based access control features…
IBIA releases white paper on biometric entry-exit at U.S. ports of entry
The International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) has released a new white paper titled “Closing the Loop: Completing Biometric U.S….
Congressman criticizes US port biometric security card program
In 2002, the US federal government pledged to improve port security by implementing new biometric security cards, but a full…
Biometric Update: most popular news for week ending October 26
Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week…
Biometric Update: most popular news for week ending October 19
Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week…
