Saudi Arabia to Deploy Iris Biometrics at its Borders
Saudi Arabia is planning to use iris recognition to identify travelers at all of its land, sea, and air borders. The country’s National Information Center…
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iProov’s Mobile Biometrics Move On to Phase 4 of DHS Border Screening Pilot
“The program is aimed at developing technological solutions to streamline cross-border travel, with iProov’s system designed to let travelers confirm their…
CBP Brings Facial Recognition to Land Borders in New York and Michigan
US Customs and Border Protection is once again expanding the scope of its facial recognition program at the US border. To that end, the organization has now…
CBP’s Biometric Screening System Comes to LAX
US Customs and Border Protection’s ‘Simplified Arrival’ biometric border screening system is now up and running at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).…
CBP Brings Biometric Simplified Arrivals Program to Dallas
The Simplified Arrival system has made its way to another US airport. The contactless screening program is now available to passengers arriving at the…
Government and Payments Sectors Dominate This Week’s Top Biometrics Stories
Government and payments are the two big sectors in this week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ top stories. In the realm of government biometrics, IDEMIA got some…
EFF Expresses Formal Opposition to DHS Biometric Policy Proposal
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a comment with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to express its opposition to policy changes that…
SITA Develops Biometric Kiosks Ahead of EU’s Enhanced Border Protocols
Multinational information technology provider SITA has released a new Positioning Paper that details how it plans to address future changes to the European…
Prominent Senators Urge DHS to Drop Border Biometrics Expansion
A group of prominent senators have issued an open letter urging the Department of Homeland Security to back away from its plans to escalate the collection of…
IDEMIA Introduces New Biometric Kiosk for European Borders
IDEMIA has unveiled a new biometric kiosk that will be used to screen third-party nationals at European borders. The self-service TravelKiosk EES will allow…