Government Biometrics Dominates This Week’s Top Stories Roundup
Government biometrics appears to be the theme of the week in FindBiometrics’ latest roundup of top stories. More specifically, three of this week’s top five…
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Articles tagged with government biometrics
Uttar Pradesh Leverages Biometric Mantra Tech for Food Distribution
The North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is leveraging Mantra’s biometric technology to help with the distribution of food to eligible citizens. Mantra Softech…
Proposed Federal Legislation Would Ban Biometric Surveillance in Public Housing
“It’s aimed primarily at protecting tenants’ privacy, and defending them against potential over-policing.” A trio of Congresswomen have announced a new piece…
NEC Australia Takes Gov’t to Court to Recover Costs from Cancelled Biometric Project
NEC Australia is taking the Australian government to court for the unexpected termination of a Biometric Identification Services (BIS) contract. The contract…
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…
New Aadhaar Legislation Aimed at Protecting Private Sector Use in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling
“By protecting the use of Aadhaar authentication on a voluntary basis, the central government is seeking to ensure that Aadhaar can still be used for private…
Documents Reveal ICE’s Biometric Scans of DMV Databases
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has been scanning DMV records with facial recognition to find undocumented immigrants, according to a new report…
SOCOM Wants a Touchless Fingerprinting App
The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is searching for a technology partner to develop a touchless fingerprinting app. The app would allow military…
Cognitec Delivers Biometric License Renewal for Dutch Drivers
“In addition to performing the biometric matching, Cognitec’s system also ensures that the uploaded photos match ISO/IEC standards for biometric images.”…
Growing Market for Brainwave Biometrics in Law Enforcement: Report
“The report calls the technology ‘brain fingerprinting’, and explains that it revolves around the analysis of how a subject responds to stimuli such as…