Tomas Statius

Dec 7, 2024 | businessmirror.com.ph | Olivia Solon |Tomas Statius

In August, the EU’s Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson gave a rousing speech about a soon-to-launch “smart” border system that would track the movements of hundreds of millions of travelers in and out of the bloc using fingerprints and facial recognition. “Soon, we will switch on the most modern digital border management system in the world,” said Johansson, announcing a Nov. 10 launch date for the so-called Entry/Exit System.

Dec 3, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | Olivia Solon |Tomas Statius

(Bloomberg) -- In August, the EU’s Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson gave a rousing speech about a soon-to-launch “smart” border system that would track the movements of hundreds of millions of travelers in and out of the bloc using fingerprints and facial recognition. “Soon, we will switch on the most modern digital border management system in the world,” said Johansson, announcing a Nov. 10 launch date for the so-called Entry/Exit System.

Dec 3, 2024 | bnnbloomberg.ca | Olivia Solon |Tomas Statius

(Bloomberg) -- In August, the EU’s Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson gave a rousing speech about a soon-to-launch “smart” border system that would track the movements of hundreds of millions of travelers in and out of the bloc using fingerprints and facial recognition. “Soon, we will switch on the most modern digital border management system in the world,” said Johansson, announcing a Nov. 10 launch date for the so-called Entry/Exit System.

Sep 3, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Olivia Solon |Tomas Statius

The Democratic Republic of Congo canceled a $1.2 billion project to set up a national biometric ID system, months after a government watchdog warned of cost overruns and possible funding irregularities. The contract — which would have seen French biometrics provider Idemia build a civil registry and print ID cards through an intermediary called Afritech — was annulled on Aug. 12, according to Richard Ilunga, the Director General of Congo’s National Office for Population Identification.

Sep 3, 2024 | bnnbloomberg.ca | Olivia Solon |Tomas Statius

(Bloomberg) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo canceled a $1.2 billion project to set up a national biometric ID system, months after a government watchdog warned of cost overruns and possible funding irregularities. The contract — which would have seen French biometrics provider Idemia build a civil registry and print ID cards through an intermediary called Afritech — was annulled on Aug.