The government of Estonia will soon be collecting fingerprints before issuing ID cards. Each person’s biometric information will then be stored on a chip on that card in much the […]

The Czech Ministry of the Interior has officially begun issuing the country’s new citizen identity cards that feature a contactless chip that carries the biometric data of the cardholder. The […]

Vision-Box has been working with Finnish border authorities to develop what the company says is the first EU Entry/Exit System (“EES”) within the Schengen area, the company has revealed. The […]

Vision-Box has received the go-ahead for a new contactless screening pilot at two land borders in Bulgaria. Both borders are part of the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES), which is […]

A pair of European privacy watchdogs have argued that a recent policy proposal from the European Commission does not do enough to prevent the unethical use of facial recognition technology […]

Jumio is trying to educate people about Europe’s eIDAS regulations with the release of a new e-book that details some of the technologies being used to bring digital IDs to […]

“Biometric authentication will play an important role in the app.” European Union authorities are working on a mobile identity app that will have digital wallet functionality, according to a new […]

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) believes that the European Commission’s recently proposed facial recognition law does not do enough to protect the civil liberties of people on the continent. […]

“The new laws include restrictions on how police can use facial recognition technology, with a prohibition on its use in real-time surveillance, with exceptions for investigations involving serious crimes.” The […]

Security and identity solutions company IDEMIA has announced that its Biometric Terminals division is preparing to join the recently formed Smart Physical Access Control (SPAC) alliance. SPAC was launched in 2020 […]