Rigspolitiet, the Danish National Police force, is turning to IDEMIA to upgrade its border control technology ahead of the impending regulatory change for the Schengen region. The incoming EU Entry/Exit […]

Smart Engines has updated its document recognition platform to support the new biometric ID cards that are being rolled out in the European Union. The new electronic IDs are printed […]

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. […]