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About Rawlson King

Rawlson O’Neil King is a contributing editor at BiometricUpdate.com and is an experienced communications professional, management consultant, trade journalist and author who recently published a book about control and electronic networks and who has written numerous articles in trade publications and academic journals about smart home and building technologies. Follow him @rawlsonking2.

Eye tracking and gesture will control future mobile devices

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Biometrics Research Group, Inc. expects that technologies that track eye and gesture movements will play a large role in future mobile applications and devices. According to a recent New York Times report, the newest smartphone from Samsung will have an eye-tracking feature that will allow its users to scroll down a page without having to touch the screen. While Samsung has not revealed any details about the the technology it will be using, the firm has filed a trademark in the

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Next round of smartphones to incorporate biometrics

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Biometrics Research Group, Inc. expects that biometrics will become integrated within a wide number of mobile devices in the near future. Integration will be driven by smartphone and tablet manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung Electronics, which we expect will add both fingerprint and gesture recognition functionality to their mobile devices within the next year. In January, at the Consumer Electronics Show, a Samsung Android phone was demonstrated which included a fingerprint sensor underneath its screen. Developed by Validity, a

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Use of biometric gun lockers should be mandatory

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It’s undeniable that America has a destructive gun culture that is borne out by the high correlation between mass gun ownership and violence. The continued embrace of a constitutional protection to “bear arms” which was devised over 200 years ago to protect 13 colonies from British tyranny has ensured that the contemporary United States is awash with more guns than people, along with more gun violence. In 2009, the U.S. Congress estimated that there were 310 million firearms in the

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Biorhythm-based consumer electronics to become mainstream

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The next generation of consumer electronics will focus on measuring biorhythms. Biorhythms are defined simply as the rhythms of life, and include vital body functions, including heart rate and blood pressure. Medical chronobiologists have found that biologic rhythms can affect the severity of disease symptoms, diagnostic test results, and even the body’s response to drug therapy. Now these investigators are working to measure how the rhythms of life can be monitored through microtechnology to improve the practice of medicine and

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U.S. should adopt biometrics IDs for Social Security

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Comprehensive immigration reform in the United States might spur the implementation of nationwide biometric identification. BiometricUpdate.com reported last week that both John McCain and Chuck Schumer have indicated that their bipartisan approach to immigration reform in the U.S. Senate could require biometric information, such as a fingerprint, to be included in the Social Security system. The senators indicated during a media roundtable with Politico that biometrics should be used to ensure that employers only hire U.S. citizens and legal permanent

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Biometric Research Note: Biometrics projected to cut bank operational risks by 20 percent

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The Biometrics Research Group projects that the implementation of new biometric technologies in the banking industry has the potential to cut a financial institution’s operational risks by at least 20 percent over the next 10 years as the technology becomes more widely adopted, especially in advanced Western countries. With the advent of electronic banking, financial institutions are able to reach customers around the globe and conduct transnational business. However, in the process, financial institutions have experienced growth in exponential risk

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Biometric fitness, healthcare applications featured at Consumer Electronics Show

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While only a limited number of biometric products and services were featured at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show last week, a notable number of biometric technologies were profiled, mainly in the healthcare space. These demonstrations were also accompanied with a robust discussion about the emergence of new biometric technologies. Among the technologies displayed included fingerprint sensors from Validity Sensors. The firm demonstrated its “Natural ID” authentication technology, along with discussing its road map for personal computers and mobile sensors. Validity Sensors showed how

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Trusted traveler programs offer speedy and unfair advantage

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Trusted traveler programs provide expedited travel for pre-approved, low risk travelers through dedicated lanes and kiosks. The programs have proliferated over the past several years due to increased air travel and globalized business. The United States, through its homeland security department, offers multiple programs: which include NEXUS and SENTRI. NEXUS is a joint program with the Canada Border Services Agency that allows pre-screened, approved travelers faster processing. NEXUS was established in 2002 as part of the Shared Border Accord, a

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Biometric Research Note: Mobile devices to drive bank adoption of voice biometrics

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Financial institutions have identified voice biometrics as one of the best means to secure its client accounts and financial information. Voice biometrics compares various characteristics drawn from a person’s voice such as inflection, pitch, dialect, among others, and matches that with data captured. For voice recognition to work it requires banks and other financial institutions to register their clients voice patterns and correlate them to personal data for incorporation into a database. Voice biometrics solutions allow customers to verify their

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Widespread use of biometrics in consumer electronics projected

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BiometricUpdate.com editors are extremely optimistic that the biometric industry is posed for incredible growth in 2013. The Biometrics Research Group estimates that total global industry revenue in 2013 will reach US$9.3 billion. The research firm predicts that the market for automated fingerprint identification systems and fingerprint biometric technologies will continue to account for the greatest share of this global biometrics market. Biometrics Research Group also maintains that the main driver for growth in 2013 will also continue to be government

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