Brussels BRU to trial eGates

Brussels Airport starts facial recognition trials (Flanders Today)

Brussels Airport plans to introduce facial recognition scanners next year, the management company said. The technology is already in use at other major airports in Europe, including Heathrow and Schiphol.

Europe: Biometric Visas Begin To Function In The Schengen

Strengthening the integrity of the Visa Information System (Newish.info)

The new biometric visa, which will collect the face and fingerprints to make it safer carriers, has already launched in all countries of the Schengen borderless Europe.
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Currently, the Schengen area are Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland.

But there's this article, too: Belgium does not comply with the obligations to issue biometric passports. One way to read these stories together is: Belgium has the ability to process the biometric passports of other countries while not issuing biometric passports themselves. I wonder how many other countries in the above list are in the same boat.

United States and Belgium Sign Agreement to Prevent and Combat Serious Crime

Agreement includes the exchange of biometric information (Investors Business Daily)

Under the agreement, Belgium and the United States will leverage state-of-the-art technology to share law enforcement data, including fingerprints, to better identify known terrorist and criminals during investigations and other law enforcement activities. The agreement authorizes the use of specific mechanisms for sharing vital information to help prevent serious threats to public security, and requires measures to ensure the protection and privacy of citizens in both countries. In fact, the PCSC contains numerous provisions pertaining to the handling, sharing, and retention of relevant data, all designed to ensure privacy and data protection.

Like with yesterday's post, India: UID is the Easy Part, obtaining the data is only a first step toward using the data. Using the data often requires non-technical solutions such as mutual agreement among interested parties.