UK Home Office plans advisory board for biometrics

The UK Home Office is looking to enable an increased use of biometrics technology for policing, immigration controls and other…

Growing infrastructure drives Saudi biometrics market

According to 6wresearch, Saudi Arabia Biometrics market revenues are projected to cross $52.9 million by 2024. During 2014-16,…

UK Home Office embarks on new biometrics programme

Idemia has been awarded a five year contract by the United Kingdom Home Office Biometrics (HOB) Programme to deliver a new…

Paperless boarding using biometrics coming to domestic flights

Indian passengers on domestic flights may soon be able to board without travel documents using aDigiYatra (DY) based on…

Australian crime agency scraps biometrics project due to overspending, delays

A project to introduce fingerprint and facial recognition technology across Australia has been abandoned due to substantial cost…

Footstep recognition system using AI could be used for airport security

The way you walk and your footsteps could be used as a biometric at airport security instead of fingerprinting and eye-scanning.…

Suprema ID receives India certification for scanner

South Korean biometrics firm Suprema's BioMini Plus 2 fingerprint authentication scanner has been tested to be in full compliance…

EU Commission proposes mandatory biometrics in ID cards

ID cards issued to EU citizens will need to include digital images of the holders fingerprints, the European Commission has…

Women less comfortable sharing biometric data than men

Women are twice as likely as men to say they do not want the government to store any of their biometric data, and are less likely…

Aadhaar biometric identity system to make air travel paperless soon

SITA, an air transport IT and communications service provider, along with Indian airports is now all set to help India transcend…

Princeton Identity brings biometric security and faster lines to Dubai International Airport

Princeton Identity Inc., provider of the fastest, simplest and most secure biometric security system on the market, today…

LAX Trials Biometric Self-Boarding Solution

LAX is trialing an advanced biometric self-boarding solution by Vision-Box, a provider of automated border control systems and…