ETAs and biometric gates could replace passport desks as digitization expands
The use of passports and visas to cross international borders is about to change, UK Border Force Director General Phil…
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Biometric payments for public transit coming to Dubai, Moscow system marks 80M trips
As biometric payments makes its way into Dubai’s commuter operations, Moscow passengers have made over 80 million trips using the…
Moscow Metro introduces new biometric payment method
The Moscow Metro is testing a new biometric payment method. Passengers can link their biometrics to the Moscow Resident Social…
Governments, vendors less skittish about promoting facial recognition sales
News of Colombia’s decision to buy facial recognition software from a Spanish company for its national police force lacks one…
Russia bans foreign online ID verification systems
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a package of laws further regulating the country’s online sphere, including a ban on…
ECJ hits Russia with human rights violations due to facial recognition use
The European Court of Human Rights (ECJ) has decided unanimously that Russia is guilty of human rights violations due to…
Sberbank continues aggressive moves to lock up local market for retail face biometrics
There are a lot of problems with even covering business in Russia, but from a flurry of recent reports, facial…
Are Hikvision, Dahua security flaws aiding Russia?
A nongovernmental organization being described as an investigative collective is adding to the warnings about the security of some Chinese…
Moscow Metro biometric payment system hits 320,000 users amid surveillance fears
The Moscow Metro biometric payment system Face Pay has reached 320,000 users and is expecting to increase that number to…
VisionLabs enters Vietnam as Russian biometrics developers seek new markets
Russian biometric company VisionLabs is entering the Vietnamese market, Russian news agency Tass reports. The company presented its technology at…
