The politics of police facial recognition systems are changing in favor of deployment in Ireland after last week’s riot in #Dublin. #biometrics

Sri Lanka is planning to launch a tender for the issuance of 5 million chip-embedded biometric passports. A report already notes fears that the country’s digital ID could be misused by an authoritarian government in the future. #biometrics

A pilot that will require Indians to submit their biometrics while registering for a new Goods and Services Tax number on a dedicated portal gets underway this week in the State of Gujarat.

The police in Scotland have tripled the use of retrospective facial recognition over the last five years jumping from just under 1,300 in 2018 to nearly 4,000 in 2022. It's being used at protests in the UK. #biometrics #surveillance

In one fell swoop, roughly 10% of the global population appears to have had some of their most valuable personal identifiable information (PII) compromised. Yet Aadhaar continues to receive plaudits from Silicon Valley. #biometrics #DigitalID

Convenience is motivating people to use biometric identification at airports in the U.S., aviation industry leaders said in a webinar this week on educating passengers. #biometrics #travel #privacy

The United Kingdom is at the leading edge of many of the digital authoritarian trends sweeping ostensibly democratic nations, particularly in the area of #biometrics.

A Swedish data #privacy watchdog has now released an opinion on the police proposal to use biometric data stored in the Swedish passport register to crackdown on crime. These systems are spreading across the globe... #biometrics

In spring 2025, you'll have to first request permission for European #travel. And you'll be saying adieu to passport stamps and ciao to facial and fingerprint scans. #biometrics

As facial recognition deployments and restrictions proliferate among American schools, observers are calling for sober evaluation of claims made by #biometrics vendors. #privacy #surveillance

The secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, officially launched the first phase of the program dubbed “conditional cash transfer program” this week in Abuja on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. #biometrics

Recently reported difficulties by some users in Japan is the latest episode in a series of complaints as the government races to fix a panoply of problems related to the #DigitalID system. #biometrics

A Police Scotland biometric evidence-sharing pilot project has been accused of being not just needlessly risky but of being criminal by Scotland’s #biometrics commissioner.

The use of #biometrics and other automated systems for passenger and luggage management continues to gain steam at airports around the world, with reports showing developments by airlines and governments in several countries.

Banking is being reshaped by several forces, including digitization and online service delivery, and #biometrics are vying for a major role in different types of interactions for financial services.