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 ...

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 ...

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

As biometric border systems expand worldwide, travellers reflect on what's lost when passport stamps disappear.

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 ...

New U.S. biometric screening rules mandate facial checks for all non-citizens, including green card holders, at borders ...

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 ...

Steve Ranger is the UK editor-in-chief of ZDNet and TechRepublic. An award-winning journalist, Steve writes about the intersection of technology, business and culture, and regularly appears on TV and ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. There’s a growing trend towards the use of biometric data–personal ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially introduced its new biometric passport on June 5, 2025. The passport meets the highest security standards and reliably protects citizens' identities. As ...