India okays 22 financial entities to perform Aadhaar biometric authentication
Twenty-two financial institutions have been granted the right to perform authentication using the Aadhaar biometric ID, in line…
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Airport leaders urge operators to embrace new security technologies
Participants at the recent Global Airport Leaders Forum have urged operators to plan for the future of aviation security by…
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EU draft legislation will ban AI for mass biometric surveillance and predictive policing
The EU has taken a step closer to enforcing strong regulation of AI, drafting new safeguards that would prohibit a wide range of…
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US airport gets self-serve biometric screeners
The US Transportation and Safety Administration (TSA) has installed its first automated biometric screeners at the busy Baltimore…
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New age security systems being deployed at airports but challenges remain: BCAS
Speaking at the 37th raising day of BCAS, Zulfiquar Hasan, the agencys chief, has said keeping up with the sectors growth is the…
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TSA awards $128 million contract to improve airport security checkpoints
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is awarding an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract valued…
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UIDAI and IIT Bombay are set to develop Contactless Biometric Authentication System
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has teamed up with the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-Bombay)…
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Switzerland to spend $27M on new multimodal biometric matching system
The Swiss government is earmarking 24.61 million Swiss francs (roughly US$27.18 million) for the renewal and upgrade of the…
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Nigerias Abuja, Lagos airports to pilot facial recognition from NEC to boost security
The federal Ministry of Finance of Nigeria has disclosed that talks are underway for the conclusion of agreements with Japan…
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JP Morgan to pilot biometric payments in the US
JP Morgan is set to pilot biometric-based payments with a select number of merchants in the US, as it launches its new Commerce…
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Biometric authentication applied to domestic passengers in Vietnam's airports
The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) is testing a biometric authentication system for passengers who use electronic identity…
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Air Canada launches face biometrics for passenger ID
Air Canada, Canadas largest airline, has become the first airline in the country to offer customers facial recognition technology…
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