The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) in Arizona has announced it has received four iris scanners for enrolling and identifying inmates at the Pinal County Jail as well as biometrically tracking and monitoring registered sex offenders living in the county, according to a San Tan Valley Today article. The scanners, which come from biometric technology […]

Cross Match Technologies has announced it has reached an agreement with the Argentine Government to support the deployment of various biometric systems to help enhance new and existent government services. Among the systems Cross Match will be assisting the government’s National Public Administration include fingerprint, palm print and multi-modal capture devices, document readers and supporting […]

By Steven Grant, business development manager, 3M security systems division As the growing volume of international travel has demanded greater attention from border control authorities, governments and their immigration ministries face many decisions on how to design programs that process travelers more efficiently–without sacrificing security. The current system, in which customs and/or immigration officials manually […]

When you’re chasing down international criminals, the last thing you need is a passport inspection slowing you down at the border. That’s the idea behind the new travel documents issued to officers of the International Criminal Police Organization, or INTERPOL. With the new secure IDs, they can assist in transnational investigations or urgent deployments without […]

360 Biometrics has announced the release of a new fingerprint identification software solution designed for use in small- to medium-sized companies. The system, called PersonID, also enables administrators to incorporate photographs of a user in addition to any relevant identifying information so that when a match is made following a fingerprint scan, any data including […]

Sudan is launching a civil registry project that expects to have the fingerprints of 8 million of the 16 million citizens and foreign residents collected for the country’s national database, according to a Sudan Tribune article. Beyond simply collecting the biometric data of all the population, other aspects of the project include creation of a […]

The Indonesian government will sell citizens identification data for business purposes. The move, which will surely be scrutinized, is said to help other businesses market their products effectively based upon demographics of the region. “For example, if a milk brand needs data about infant distribution in Indonesia for marketing purposes, they can use the data. […]

Qatar expatriates can now upgrade their existing ID cards for new smart ID cards. Although expats are not required to upgrade their ID cards at this time, all citizens of Qatar are required to hold one of the new Smart ID cards. The cards have four main functions, according to the GulfTimes.com. The cards identify […]

Entrust has announced it will help the Danish National Police (Rigspolitiet) migrate Denmark’s e-passport infrastructure to the Extended Access Control (EAC) standard – the EU’s newest standard for biometrics and e-passport security. Entrust will work with its partner Nets, a Danish technology vendor specializing in payments, to provide 670,000 EAC e-passports to Danish citizens on […]

Privacy risk … or a fear of the biometrics boogey man? It’s a question that came up in Denver late last year when the health club chain, 24 Hour Fitness, introduced a fingerprint-based check-in system to replace its membership cards. The move added to the debate over whether systems that use fingerprint, face and eye […]