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Conference on future of biometrics to take place in Brussels

Friday, June 13, 2008

A conference on Europe’s ability to handle the increase in demand for biometric technologies will be held later this month in Brussels, Belgium, according to a Cordis News article. The conference is to be organized by University of Kent and the United Kingdom Biometrics Institute and will cover the use of biometrics in national security as well as many other public and private uses.

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