DOD Unexpectedly Cancels Controversial Wearable Biometric Contract
(Biometric Update, Mar 06, 2025)
The cancellation of the wearable solicitation aligns with broader changes in the Pentagon’s budgetary priorities under the Trump administration.
Customs and Border Protection Testing Facial Recognition on Travelers at Buffalo Border. What to Know
(Democrat & Chronicle, Mar 06, 2025)
Federal officials claim the technology will help them expedite screenings and catch individuals trying to enter the country with a fake license or a passport that doesn’t belong to them.
Biometric Control: EU Entry and Exit System to Start Gradually
(Heise Online, Mar 08, 2025)
On Thursday, the EU Council of Ministers cleared the way for a solution that will allow the digital Entry/Exit System (EES) for biometric border controls to be gradually put into operation, initially by a coalition of the willing.
Nigeria’s First Biometric Census
(Business Day, Mar 10, 2025)
Tinubu stressed his commitment to ensuring adequate and reliable figures from the census to augment development planning, and this explains why he opted for a biometric census rather than the conventional census.
Punjab Switches to Biometrics at Rehab Clinics to Check Pilferage of Anti-Addiction Medicines
(The Tribune, Mar 09, 2025)
Sources said installing the biometric system to maintain a digital record of patients seemed to be the best way to ensure that genuine patients got the medicines.
