CBP Brings Biometric Border Control to Washington Land Crossings
US Customs and Border Protection has brought its biometric border control system to more land crossings, this time in the state of Washington. Simplified…
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Electronic Access Control Market to See Solid Growth Over Next Decade: Report
Demand for electronic access control systems reached an all-time low in the middle of 2020 due to COVID-19, but will fuel solid growth for the market over the…
Jumio Provides Biometric Onboarding Tech for American Green Vending Machines
Jumio will be supplying American Green with facial recognition technology to help verify the ages and identities of those purchasing age-restricted goods at…
New York Law Firm Helps Explain City’s New Biometric Data Protection Law
The lawyers at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard, & Smith LLP have written a brief primer that explains the potential ramifications of New York City’s new Biometric…
Coast Guard Issues RFI for Biometrics At Sea System Upgrade
Preparations are getting underway for an upgrade to the U.S. Coast Guard’s biometrics system, and the army branch has accordingly issued a request for…
Dominica Announces Formal Launch of New Biometric Passport
The Caribbean Commonwealth of Dominica will soon be rolling out a new biometric passport for its citizens. The document will formally debut on July 19.…
IDnow to Acquire Fellow Biometric Onboarding Specialist ARIADNEXT
The end of June has brought news of the biometrics industry’s latest big merger: IDnow has entered into an agreement to acquire ARIADNEXT. Based in Germany,…
QIAGEN and Verogen Team Up to Deliver Better Forensic DNA Solutions
QIAGEN and Verogen have joined forces to raise their collective profile in the forensics market. The two companies have signed a distribution agreement that…
SolarWinds Investigation Leads Microsoft to Another Security Breach Discovery
“An investigation into the SolarWinds attack by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency found that in some cases hackers were able to gain network…
CBP’s Simplified Arrival System Reaches Guam
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is continuing to expand its Simplified Arrival system. The agency has now deployed its facial recognition tech at the…