Fast-track immigration in India: Eligibility, registration and key details explainedIndia's Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme is now operational at 13 airports, allowing eligible Indian citizens and OCI car...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
Bounty hunters and AI are helping ICE find immigrants in the USUS authorities are increasingly using private contractors and advanced AI to locate immigrants, a system dubbed 'skip tracing'. These firms...
03 Apr, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Meta plans to add facial recognition technology to its smart glassesMeta is planning to reintroduce facial recognition in its smart glasses. This feature, called 'Name Tag', would identify people using Meta'...
13 Feb, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
Level playing field? Tech at forefront of US immigration fightTechnology is now a major battleground between US authorities and migrants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions on sur...
02 Feb, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
New US rule makes facial recognition mandatory for non-citizens at all entry and exit pointsUS Customs and Border Protection is expanding its facial recognition system to track nearly all non-US citizens entering and exiting the co...
27 Oct, 2025, 02.16 PM IST
US expands facial recognition at borders to track non-citizensIn a significant shift towards enhanced border security, the United States will implement facial recognition technology for all foreign nat...
24 Oct, 2025, 09.03 PM IST
US revives plan to use facial recognition to track all foreigners entering or leaving USThe US Customs and Border Protection will bring back biometric tracking. Facial recognition will be used for people entering and leaving th...
04 Jul, 2025, 05.15 PM IST
Trump channels Xi’s China surveillance playbook as ICE deploys facial recognition app to identify peopleThe Trump administration is expanding its surveillance capabilities by equipping ICE officers with 'Mobile Fortify,' a smartphone app for r...
27 Jun, 2025, 07.35 PM IST
How AI is aiding Trump's immigration crackdownUnder President Trump, the U.S. is increasing its use of AI and surveillance to track and arrest immigrants, raising concerns about accurac...
18 Apr, 2025, 10.21 PM IST
Private groups work to identify, report student protesters for possible deportationUtilizing facial recognition technology, private groups are targeting masked protesters involved in pro-Palestinian rallies, urging the dep...
29 Mar, 2025, 12.23 PM IST
Travelers can now clear Singapore Airport immigration in just 10 secondsSingapore has introduced passport-less immigration clearance at Changi Airport's four terminals. Singapore residents and foreign visitors c...
25 Oct, 2024, 12.39 PM IST
Migrants lacking passports must now submit to facial recognition to board flights in USThe U.S. government has introduced a new requirement for migrants without passports to undergo facial recognition technology before taking ...
15 Mar, 2024, 10.25 AM IST
Facial recognition: Coming soon to an airport near youHenry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst for Atmosphere Research deemed this the year that could be the "tipping point" for widespread b...
20 Feb, 2024, 09.08 AM IST
At New Delhi, Mumbai & Bengaluru airports, biometrics set to rev up immigration checksThe New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru airports will introduce automated immigration clearances, allowing international entries and departures...
29 Jan, 2024, 08.14 AM IST
Jet CEO Sanjiv Kapoor describes how he cleared London immigration in 10 seconds flat"Cleared London Heathrow arrivals immigration in 10 seconds thru the e-passport kiosks. Global Entry-enrolled? Clear US arrival immigration...
01 Apr, 2023, 12.09 PM IST
At Dubai airport, travellers' eyes become their passportsThe key east-west transit hub is rolling out another addition from the realm of science fiction _ an iris-scanner that verifies one's ident...
09 Mar, 2021, 10.03 AM IST
Microsoft wants to protect human rights, seeks regulation of facial recognition technologyThe company has raised alarms about the most sought-after facial recognition technology.
14 Jul, 2018, 04.02 PM IST