Frontex to Provide Border Security Research to European Commission
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency — known as Frontex — has announced that it will be providing the European Commission with its expertise in the areas…
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EU Abandons Temporary Facial Recognition Ban: Report
The European Union is walking back from a temporary ban on the public use of facial recognition, according to a Reuters report. The possibility of a ban was…
Biometrics Controversy: Google, Microsoft Execs Differ Over Proposed Facial Recognition Moratorium
With the tech industry facing the possibility of a multi-year moratorium on biometric facial recognition in the European Union, the executives of two of the…
European Union Considers Temporary Ban on Facial Recognition
The European Union is reportedly considering a temporary ban on the public use of facial recognition technology. The news comes courtesy of a leaked draft of a…
Cyprus Turns to Veridos to Overhaul its Biometric Document Capabilities
Veridos will be upgrading Cyprus’ biometric registration and e-document capabilities after landing a contract with the country’s Civil Registry and Migration…
Sweden’s First GDPR Fine Triggered by Facial Recognition in School
A seemingly innocuous test of a biometric attendance tracking system has resulted in Sweden’s first GDPR fine. The fine of 200,000 Swedish Krona was applied by…
BehavioSec Updates Biometrics Platform Ahead of PSD2 Deadline
BehavioSec has updated its behavioral biometrics platform ahead of the European Union’s upcoming PSD2 compliance deadline. Version 5.1 of the platform offers…
NEC’s Facial Recognition Tech Played Key Security Role in EU Summit
“… the Romanian Protection and Guard Service selected NEC as its partner based on its high-performing NeoFace facial recognition engine.” NEC recently had a…
European Union Votes to Form Massive Biometric Database
The European Union is moving forward with plans to consolidate multiple border control and law enforcement systems into one massive biometric database. The…
Biometric Authentication is Key to Success in a Post PSD2 Landscape: Report
The final deadline for compliance with the European Union’s revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) is coming up in September of 2019. However, a new report…