Biometrics projects scaling up through open-source releases, big money deals

Scaling biometrics projects is the theme of the most-read articles of the past week on Biometric Update, with lofty ambitions motivating open-source code releases, large government systems and planning for a blockbuster sale setting up even more deals. A single division of Idemia could fetch a billion dollars in a sale, according to the latest rumors. Kuwait is working towards a regional, full-population biometric security registry and a big-budget biometric surveillance project is in the works in Cameroon. Meanwhile, …

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