Tag: biometric data


  • Wyze’s New Scale: Segmented Body Composition with a Retractable Handle

    Wyze’s New Scale: Segmented Body Composition with a Retractable Handle

    Breaking New Ground in Home Fitness Tracking Wyze has expanded its lineup of budget-friendly health tech with a smart scale that promises to redefine at-home body composition tracking. For years, smart scales offered broad metrics like weight, BMI, and occasionally surface-level body fat estimates. Wyze aims to go further by delivering segmented data for the…

  • Europe’s new biometric entry rules: what Australians need to know before travel

    Europe’s new biometric entry rules: what Australians need to know before travel

    What the European Entry/Exit System (EES) changes for Australian travellers From October 12, Australians heading to the Schengen Zone should prepare for a significant change at border crossings. The European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) introduces biometric data collection — facial scans and fingerprints — replacing passport stamps for short stays of 90 days or less…

  • Australians face longer airport queues as Europe rolls out biometric border checks

    Australians face longer airport queues as Europe rolls out biometric border checks

    What is changing for Australian travellers? From October 12, Australians heading to the Schengen Zone should prepare for a new border experience. The European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) will replace passport stamps with biometric data collection at external borders. The system records passport details, travel documents, facial images and fingerprints, along with entry and exit…