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Lockheed Martin announces NGI Increment 3 deployment, includes National Palm Print System

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Increment 3 of the FBI’s Next Generation Identification was recently deployed by a Lockheed Martin-led team, and the group says this new increment provides significant improvement in latent fingerprint search accuracy as well as a new nationwide palm print identification system to help solve cold cases. The improvements are the largest so far in a series of phased upgrades to the FBI’s biometric identification services, and incorporate powerful matching algorithms developed by Morpho and supplied by its U.S subsidiary, MorphoTrak.

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Could U.S. immigration reform include a national biometric database?

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Reports are emerging today regarding the possibility of a national biometric database of U.S. adults, following references to a “photo tool” administered by the Department of Homeland Security in immigration reform measures currently in front of the U.S. Senate. According to a report in Wired published this morning, buried in the legislation – called Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act – is “language mandating the creation of an innocuously-named ‘photo tool,’ a massive federal database administered by the

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UN Approves funding to support anti-piracy efforts in Somalia, includes biometrics

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The United Nations Trust Fund for the Fight against Piracy has recently approved a package of projects in support of anti-piracy efforts in Somalia and other affected States in the region. The new projects, among other aspects, include a system of biometric identification to support and monitor fisheries resources. “The dramatic decline in pirate attacks is clear evidence of years of hard work by United Nations Member States, international and regional organizations, and actors in the shipping industry,” the United Nations

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EPIC files FOIA lawsuit against FBI for details on biometric database

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Public interest research group, The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the FBI to obtain documents about the agency’s Next Generation Identification database. The database in question contains biometric identifiers, and is intended to provide an incremental replacement of the FBI’s current Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) technical capabilities. According to the FBI’s website, the contract to create this system was awarded to Lockheed Martin Transportation and Security Solutions.  According to EPIC’s complaint, the

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Ghana’s National Health Insurance Authority set to verify claims with biometrics

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The National Health Insurance Authority in Ghana is set to begin verifying claims from service providers through a new biometric system. Reported in My Joy Online, the system will capture the biometric data of NHIA cardholders and will generate a claim code when cardholders visit health facilities for insurance subscribers. According to the report, this decision to introduce biometrics comes as an attempt to reduce fraudulent claims filed by service providers. Under the new process, health facilities that don’t process claims

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Nearly 200,000 Aadhaar cards stuck in post

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Nearly 200,000 Aadhaar cards and smart cards have been piling up across post offices in the region surrounding the western port city Kochi in India. The Postal Department says a shortage of staff is the main cause for backlog, and has been affecting the region for at least three months, according to a report by New Indian Express. The unavailability of Smart Cards has prevented those living in coastal areas including Palluruthy, Chittoor, Kannammali, Kumbalangi, Vypeen and Udayamperoor from accessing

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Tiger IT Bangladesh to provide identity management AFIS in Bhutan

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Tiger IT Bangladesh has been selected to provide an automated fingerprint identification system for the Department of Home and Civil Registration and Census and the Department of Immigration in Bhutan. The contract was signed with the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs in Bhutan. According to a report in The Daily Star, Tiger IT won the contract, competing against vendors including Sagem, NEC, IRIS and eDruk in an open international tender. The particular product, TigerAFIS has been certified by the National Institute

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FastFingerprints brings FDLE-approved background checks to Ohio

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FastFingerprints, a division of National Background Check, Inc., has announced that it will provide customers in Ohio with the opportunity to process Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) approved fingerprint background checks. “Due to our location and the number of people traveling from Ohio to Florida, we receive regular requests to complete required Florida background checks,” Tina Lapp, FastFingerprints owner said. “It makes perfect sense to offer our approved Florida live scan background check services to residents of Ohio and

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UK Home Office launches public consultation on biometric data retention

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The Secretary of State for the United Kingdom’s Home Office, Theresa May, has published a letter launching a public consultation on the length of time biometric data can be retained where it is necessary for national security. “The use of DNA and fingerprints by our police and other law enforcement agencies is a vital tool in the fight against crime and combating threats to our national security,” the letter states. “However, in discharging our duty to protect the public, we will

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Boston law firm offers reward for proof that Facebook has shared or sold biometric data with third parties

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The Leonard Law Office LLP has offered a $5,000 reward to anyone who can provide verifiable and credible information leading to the successful prosecution of a class action lawsuit against Facebook regarding its use, collection, or storage of biometric data. According to the Boston firm’s website, Leonard Law Office LLP is focused on consumer protection, and is specifically looking for proof that Facebook has shared or sold biometric data with third parties. Reported previously in BiometricUpdate.com, this is not the

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