In April 2026, Europe will fully transition to biometric borders, marking the end of physical passport stamps. This shift ...

The European Parliament signed up to a plan Wednesday to introduce computerized biometric passports including people’s fingerprints as well as their photographs, despite criticism from civil liberties ...

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You’re running out of time if you want to get a European stamp in your passport. The European Union’s commissioner for home affairs announced in a speech Friday the E.U. would switch on its new ...

SINGAPORE--The country's immigration authority, which has started to issue biometric passports, says fears that e-passports can be hacked are unfounded. Commenting on a recent report that a German ...

Sweden and Norway began deploying biometric passports in October but privacy and security issues may limit the potential of the new systems. Both Norway and Sweden will store digital facial images on ...

The United States appears to be digging in its heels on the deadline for its rules requiring visitors to its shores to have passports containing biometric information. The rules, which have already ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Technology and privacy issues continue to hold up efforts to introduce biometric passports for entry into the United States. Legislation that would extend by one year an October ...

Seamfix has been revealed as the developer of Benin’s self-service passport renewal app with face biometrics and liveness ...

The European Union has called on the United States to delay the deadline for the introduction of biometric passports for visitors without visas. The United States has set a deadline of October 2005 ...

2.5 million now in circulation... More that 2.5 million ePassports have been issued since the new biometric documents went into production in March. The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has now ...

The outgoing U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge, called for a new international standard for putting biometric data such as fingerprints on passports. In a speech Friday at the ...