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IRCC eases overseas biometrics requirement for some Ukrainians

March 30, 2022 admin biometrics, Canada, cuaet, immigration, IRCC, sean fraser, settle, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:11:35 +0000

Effective immediately, certain Ukrainians looking to move to Canada will no longer need to submit their biometrics at Visa Application Centres (VACs) overseas. In an email to CIC News this morning, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser’s office explained: “Biometrics are currently a requirement before arrival in Canada for the majority of Ukrainian nationals. IRCC relies on […]

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News Vice

Students Are Campaigning To Ban Facial Recognition From College Campuses

January 14, 2020 admin algorithmic bias, biometrics, civil liberties, digital rights, facial-recognition, machine learning, privacy, SURVEILLANCE

Credit to Author: Edward Ongweso Jr| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:47:10 +0000

A new national campaign wants to stop facial recognition from invading US college campuses.

CleanTech Energy News Science

Xpeng P7 Completes Durability Test Good For “10 Round-The-World Trips”

October 4, 2019 admin . alibaba, 10000th xpeng g3, 50000 charging stations, 76 supercharging stations, alibaba group, ant financial, auto-parking, autonomous vehicles, batteries, biometrics, c-ncap, c-ncap safety test, cars, china institute of information and communications, china new car assessment program, chip manufacturers, clean transport, electric car, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, facial-recognition, fingerprint authentication, government monitoring institutions, Huawei, idg capital, ifaa, ifaa technical standard focus group, ifaa-standard, in-car mini app, internet finance authentication alliance’s, lithium-ion batteries, machining learning providers, real time data, real-time access, remote starting, Samsung, security solutions, smart car, smart connected vehicles, teld, virtual car key, world record extended nedc driving, xpeng core technology, xpeng experience center, xpeng g3, xpeng g3 2020 edition, xpeng g3 suv, xpeng motors, xpeng motors chairman ceo he xiaopeng, xpeng motors supercharging network, xpeng p7 smart car, zte

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2019 03:09:15 +0000

While the Xpeng G3 electric vehicle (EV) continues its stellar sales climb, the stunning P7 EV has finished a round of tests equal to traveling 10 times around the globe. The company also secured a charging network and ecosystem partnership with TELD, China’s largest charging infrastructure. Additionally, the P7 is the first Smart Car with its own Alibaba In-Car Mini app, and pioneers an IFAA-standard Virtual Car Key. Not bad for a three-year young startup working on a Chinese schedule

News Vice

Amazon’s Facial Recognition Misidentified 1 in 5 California Lawmakers as Criminals

August 13, 2019 admin ACLU, Amazon, biometrics, body cameras, facial recogniition, police body cameras

Credit to Author: Madeleine Gregory| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:52:42 +0000

The ACLU tested Rekognition, Amazon’s facial recognition technology, on photographs of California lawmakers. It matched 26 of them to mugshots.

Canada Immigration

Biometrics now required for nationals from Europe, Africa, Middle East

July 30, 2018 admin africa, biometrics, borders, canadian immigration, Europe, Featured, Immigrate, Immigration Law, immigration refugees citizenship canada, IRCC, middle east, temporary visitors

On July 31, 2018, nationals from countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East are required to provide biometrics (fingerprints and a photo) if they are applying for a Canadian visitor visa, a work or study permit, or permanent residence. Currently, Canada already collects biometrics from in-Canada refugee claimants and overseas refugee resettlement applicants, individuals […]

Canada Immigration

Canada’s new biometrics rules start July 31: Here’s what you need to know

July 24, 2018 admin biometrics, canada immigration, fingerprints, identification, IRCC, Uncategorized

Starting July 31, fingerprints and a photo will become mandatory for many people applying from Europe, the Middle East and Africa for a Canadian visitor visa, work or study permit, permanent residence or for asylum in Canada. Known as biometrics, the fingerprints and photo will be required for identification purposes. This requirement will be extended […]

Canada Immigration

Immigration Canada to expand biometrics program

July 5, 2018 admin ahmed hussen, biometrics, Featured, how to immigrate, Immigrate, immigration canada, visa application centres

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is expanding its biometrics program for more effective screening, and to facilitate application processing and travel. Canada currently collects biometrics from in-Canada refugee claimants and overseas refugee resettlement applicants, individuals ordered removed from the country and individuals from 30 foreign nationalities applying for a temporary resident visa, work permit or […]