RegardingID Archive | Ten fingerprints now collected at Bush Intercontinental

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

George Bush Intercontinental has become the latest U.S airport to increase the number of fingerprints collected from international passengers. Washington Dulles, Atlanta, Boston Logan and Chicago O’Hare have all adopted the new system since last November, with five other major airports set to roll out the initiative soon.

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Brazil certifies G&D for national IDs

GD Burti, the Brazilian subsidiary of Giesecke & Devrient, has met the security requirements to issue Brazilian eID cards.

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Concerns mount over new Canadian biometric programs

Privacy advocates in Canada have been raising concerns over the risk involved in two new biometric programs from the government that result in the sharing of private biometric data with other countries’ governments and possibly private corporations, according to an Embassy Magazine article.

Lunchrooms in Ohio school district undergo overhaul

Fingerprint scanners and healthier menus are some of the renovations for schools in the Tallmadge, Ohio City School District. The finger scanners alone speed up the lunch lines as students no longer have to juggle cash when paying for their lunch.

U.S. keeps Iraqi biometric data

The U.S. military is holding on to the biometric data of 3 million Iraqi citizens, according to a report on Wired.com. U.S. Central Command says the data will be valuable for counter terrorism.

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Ten fingerprints now collected at Bush Intercontinental