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McAfee adds face and voice recognition to new security service

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McAfee has announced its LiveSafe service, a new product that the company says is the first unlimited cross-device security service to use cutting-edge facial and voice recognition security technology. A recent global survey conducted by McAfee has revealed that more than 40 percent of households own five or more Internet-enabled devices, which contributes significantly to a user’s risk of exposure to online threats. Specifically, the survey found that nearly 90 percent of consumers report owning more than one digital device,

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Herta Security launches speedy facial recognition system

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Herta Security has announced the launch of BioSurveillance NEXT, its newest facial recognition solution for video surveillance that the company, says is the world’s fastest. BioSurveillance NEXT boasts its speed above all else, and is reportedly 40X faster than conventional CPU-based facial recognition technology. The new software is also able to process in real time, and can process High Definition video at a rate of 150 frames per second. “Herta is committed to delivering innovation and solutions for the new era

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Facial recognition automated control gates processing passengers at Dublin Airport

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The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service and the Dublin Airport Authority have installed an automated border control system from SITA at the Dublin Airport in an attempt to streamline passenger flow. SITA’s gates, which rely on facial recognition technology from NEC, at Dublin Airport are currently processing up to 1,000 passengers a day, in as few as 7.5 seconds each. The system captures a facial image and compares it with the biometric facial data contained on the presented passport. A core

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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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Australian Government turns to 3M for new multi-modal identification system

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The Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has awarded a three-year contract to 3M to provide software and services for the department’s new Biometric Identification System. Specifically, the department will use 3M Cogent’s Automated Biometric Identification System (CABIS), which the company says provides fast, accurate fingerprint and facial recognition matching. “We are pleased the Department of Immigration and Citizenship selected 3M as their biometric system technology partner,” Gary Stapleton, managing director of 3M Australia and New Zealand said.

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Allevate and Tygart unveil facial recognition media exploitation system for European law enforcement

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Allevate and Tygart Technology have just joined forces to offer a solution that automates forensic bulk-processing of media for intelligence purposes to cost-constrained European law enforcement agencies. Supported by Tygart, Allevate has now incorporated Tygart’s MXSERVER into its portfolio of solutions available to European intelligence, law enforcement and government agencies. According to the company, Tygart’s MXSERVER processes vast amounts of textual, video and photo collections quickly – automatically discovering, grouping and extracting segments depicting people. Using facial recognition, MXSERVERsearches media

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NIMC and MasterCard announce Nigerian national identity smart cards

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The Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard have jointly announced at the World Economic Forum on Africa, the introduction of 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards, which include electronic payment capabilities as a pilot program. “We have chosen MasterCard to be the payment technology provider for the initial rollout of the National Identity Smart Card project because the Company has shown a commitment to furthering financial inclusion through the reduction of cash in the Nigerian economy,” Chris Onyemenam, the

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Animetrics unveils cloud-based facial recognition subscription service

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Animetrics has announced the availability of ID-Ready, a subscription-based service for smaller law enforcement agencies. According to the company, the new services takes a grainy, partial view, angulated 2D facial image, applies 2D-to-3D algorithms and corrects the pose of the face, so that facial recognition is possible. “ID Ready essentially takes a bad images and makes a mugshot out of it,” Paul Schuepp, Animetrics CEO said. The new system works as law enforcement personnel upload a 2D photo to Animetrics servers

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Dubai International Airport to deploy another 14 Emaratech biometric e-gates

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The Dubai International Airport has just ordered another 14 e-gates, bringing the total number of gates deployed at the airport to 28. Emaratech, the company responsible for the e-gate technology and deployment said the system has already seen nearly 70,000 passengers enrolled since the e-gate’s first installation in January. Reported in GulfNews.com, the new gates are set to arrive and will be operation within a month. According to the report, the system allows travellers to clear immigration in less than

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Asia-Pacific gesture recognition & touchless sensing market to grow at double-digit CAGR: report

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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the Asia-Pacific Gesture Recognition & Touchless Sensing Market report, which shows that this particular market is expected to grow at a double-digit CAGR to 2018. Based on this report, the total Asia-Pacific touchless sensing and gesture recognition market is expected to reach US$4.18 billion by 2018 at a double-digit CAGR from 2013 until 2018. In 2012, the total market value was approximately US$442.65 million. According to the group, the report on APAC gesture

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