Biometrics
ImageWare Signs $1M Deal To Provide Biometric Driver License System For Baja California
ImageWare Systems announced it signed a deal valued at more than $1 million with Funciones Ocupacionales Insha, to provide software that will facilitate a multi-modal biometric driver license system for […]
DHS Biometric Program Gets $250 Million From Senate
A Senate subcommittee recently approved a request from the United States Department of Homeland Security for nearly a quarter-of-a-billion dollars to be used on a state-of-the-art biometric system. The Senate […]
MorphoTrust Opens New Biometric Enrolment Centers For TSA Pre Program
MorphoTrust, along with the TSA, has recently opened six new TSA Pre™ biometric enrollment centers throughout the United States. New locations include the Boston Logan Airport, Charlotte Douglas International, Pittsburgh […]
Anviz Global Launches UltraMatch Iris Recognition System
Anviz Global announced the launch of a new biometric access control device that uses iris recognition to bolster security. The solution is called UltraMatch and it can scan user irises […]
EFF And 31 Other Organizations Call For Privacy Assessment Of FBI’s Biometric Database
The FBI plans to roll out the face recognition component of its massive Next Generation Identification (NGI) biometrics database this summer – but the Bureau has six years of catching […]
In Biometrics We Trust? High-Tech Securities Spreading At Colleges
As more colleges shift to online courses and exams, the potential for cheating grows. But new technology is on the rise that authenticates students’ identities with something that can’t be […]
Alternet To Integrate BIOMETRY?s Facial And Voice Rec ID Into Payment System
Enterprise accelerator company Alternet Systems has partnered with mobile devices-focused biometric authentication company BIOMETRY to launch its new facial and voice recognition ID system joint venture. Alternet says it will […]
Morpho & Dutch Government Work To Upgrade Biometric Identification & Travel Documents
Morpho announced it is working alongside the Dutch government to develop highly secure biometric travel documents and identity cards that it says will ultimately protect travelers against document fraud. The […]
SmartMetric Biometric Solution For Credit Cards A Powerful Weapon In Protecting Consumers And Banks Alike
SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME ) — Credit and debit card fraud is starting to erode confidence in card providers, with many consumers using cards less often or abandoning them altogether […]
Civil Liberties Groups Reject IBIA Biometric ?Best Practices? Recommendations
The International Biometrics and Identification Association (IBIA) recently issued a “best practices” document listing numerous recommendations on how to best deploy biometric technology for commercial situations. The IBIA is participating […]
Brazilian Airport To Use Biometric Border Control By August
Come August, travelers passing through São Paulo International Airport in Guarulhos (GRU Airport) that are over the age of 18 and have an electronic passport will be in full control […]
U.S. Customs And Border Protection To Open Biometric Test Facility
In step with other custom ports of entry around the world utilizing biometric passport controls, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced it will open its test facility for biometric […]
Trinidad To Introduce Biometric Mapping System For Children
The Trinidad Ministry of the People and Social Development announced recently that the government will introduce a new biometric mapping system to help pinpoint the exact location of children at […]
Anviz Global Set To Launch New Fingerprint Biometric Access Control Device
Anviz Global will launch its newest biometric access control device this month, during the IFSEC UK Exhibition June 17-19 in London, England. “Consumers have been looking for a reliable and […]
Biometrics And Wireless Pair Up Through ENTERTECH SYSTEMS And ProdataKey Alliance To Enable Mainstream Adoption Of Secure Access Control
ENTERTECH SYSTEMS, the official operating partner for Suprema in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Puerto Rico, has just announced a strategic partnership with ProdataKey, a leading […]
Majority Of Australians Support Biometrics To Verify Their Identities When Boarding Aircraft
Nearly eight in 10 Australians support the use of biometric-based security measures to verify the identity of passengers boarding aircraft at airports. However, they do not support airport retailers using […]
Gemalto Wins Contract For Biometric ePassports In Moldova
Gemalto has announced a multi-year contract to supply biometric ePassports to the Republic of Moldova. Specifically, the company says it will supply the ePassports to the Center for State Information […]
Cognitec Upgrades FaceVACS Video Scan Biometric
Face recognition technology provider Cognitec Systems has released its latest version of FaceVACS-VideoScan. Now available in version 5.2, the technology that allows for real-time face recognition in live video streams […]
Morpho Biometrics Excel In Harsh Environments
MorphoTrak, a Morpho (Safran) company based in the U.S., has partnered with Identity One as integrator to deliver a seamless biometric access and time and attendance system to a large […]
Zwipe Wins American SESAMES Innovation In Identification Award
Zwipe announced that its new biometric card was named the winner of the first annual American SESAMES Award at the CARTES Secure Connexions Show Dinner held at the Mirage Hotel […]