The prospect of people carrying many different biometric identification smart cards, each recognized by a single workplace or venue, doesn't seem so smart. That's why the federal government is nudging ...

The ACLU and other civil liberties groups oppose two senators' plan that includes a requirement for biometric Social Security cards. Civil liberties organizations oppose a proposal by two senators to ...

RICHARD TOLL, Senegal, October 22 (UNHCR) - Eighty-year-old Mauritanian refugee Fatou has seen a lot in her long life, but she still got excited when she went to pick up her new biometric identity ...

One of the world's first dual biometric airport identification programs has been activated by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) at the country's 29 largest airports. The Restricted ...

The Transportation Security Administration will soon list four recommended biometric devices on its Web site for airports considering the use of biometrics for employee access cards. Two of the ...

Many Kenyans receiving their new IDs, now called Maisha Cards, are noticing a small metallic chip that resembles a SIM card. The main concern for many Kenyans is understanding what the chip does and ...

Ghana’s National Identification System, popularly known as the Ghana Card, a digital public infrastructure (DPI) established to serve as the cornerstone to create a robust national database capable of ...

LONDON (AP) — The British government has watered down plans for mandatory digital identification cards, a contentious idea it had touted as a way to help control immigration. It’s the latest policy ...