Passport demand outpacing issuance, Portugal opens biometric gates to UK travelers
As passports become increasingly sophisticated incorporating biometrics on chips with NFC, some good, old-fashioned delays are also developing in the…
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90-minute DNA testing gets a look by London’s Met
Rapid DNA biometric profiling — in under two hours — has jumped the North Atlantic from the United States. London’s…
Optional biometric age checks proposed for New York State
New York State Senate is considering a bill that would allow hospitality businesses like bars and restaurants to offer their…
UK government opens bid for mobile fingerprint biometric enrollment devices
The British government published a request for tender seeking £450,000 (approximately $588,000) worth of mobile biometric enrollment devices to decrease…
UK updates its surveillance toolkit for smaller businesses
Are you a UK small-business owner? Are you biometric curious? Want to do surveillance right? The government has you covered….
New guidance on live facial recognition use by British police sparks debate
The College of Policing has published guidance on the overt use of live facial recognition to find people of interest…
Facial recognition planned for UK schools without Biometrics Commissioner consultation
UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson says he was not consulted over plans drafted by the Department for…
Deloitte signs another another modest digital ID contract with UK government
The second campaign to give people in the UK secure online access to government services a workable single sign-on ID…
Home Office hears caution but wants action on facial recognition surveillance
It does not look like the United Kingdom will soon find consensus on how facial recognition systems are used by…
Ukrainian refugee crisis spotlights biometric data collection process challenges
Blame for challenges faced by thousands of Ukrainian refugees in submitting their biometric data for visas to travel to the…
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