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Trinidad and Tobago to roll out biometric system in July

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Trinidad and Tobago’s minister for Social Development has proclaimed that a biometric system will be introduced to reduce crime and that citizens receiving State grant should enroll in the Republic’s Direct Deposit programme. Reported in Trinidad Express, Dr Glenn Ramadharsingh – the Minister for Social Development – made the comments speaking to reporters after a United National Congress national executive meeting and specified that the new system will include a retinal scan. “We want to encourage persons to come onto

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Indiana school district considers biometric system for lunch payments, could expand to classrooms and buses

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The Southwest Allen County School district in Indiana is considering implementing a biometric payment system for its cafeteria program. Reported in The Journal Gazette, the district is specifically looking at a fingerprint-based system from IdentiMetrics, which would cost $32,314 to install in all school cafeterias. According to Jim Coplen, Southwest Allen County district’s business manager, the system has already been given positive reviews by a nearby district in Indiana. According to the report in the Journal Gazette, the district isn’t

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Biometric payments in school cafeterias: Privacy nightmare or lunchroom revolution?

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Lunchrooms have gone through some significant changes since the days of mystery meats, food fights, and anything with traces of peanuts. But beyond Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, technology is changing the cafeteria experience in the form of biometric payments. Around the world, many cafeterias are being fitted with biometric payment systems for students to purchase lunch, and these systems tout some appealing benefits: kids don’t need to carry cash, kids who lose money don’t need to go without food, lunch

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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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Two Belgian ports now using Lumidigm fingerprint readers

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The biometric systems at the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge in Belgium is being replaced with Lumidigm V-Series multispectral imaging fingerprint readers. The Port of Antwerp is Europe’s second largest port, while Zeebrugge is the central port for Europe’s automotive industry and has the largest liquefied natural gas terminal complex in Europe. Alfapass, the provider of the security smart card system at the Belgian ports, is now in the process of enrolling 17,000 truck drivers and 10,000 longshoremen into the

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EyeLock and Stanley Security Solutions form strategic partnership

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Eyelock has announced a strategic partnership with Stanley Security Solutions (SSS) to further commercialize EyeLock’s iris biometric products. Through the partnership, EyeLock’s iris-based identity authentication solutions will be added as an additional differentiator to SSS’s existing security solutions. In addition, the EyeLock partnership will allow SSS to bolster its global distribution and organic growth strategy across key vertical markets. Under the partnership, SSS has acquired the exclusive rights to distribute EyeLock’s proprietary technology solutions for access control applications in the U.S., Canada

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UK Home Office posts tender for facial recognition system

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The UK’s Home Office has posted a tender notice looking to procure a facial recognition system, and workflow for its Identity and Passport Service (IPS). According to the tender, “the architecture will comprise a facial recognition engine, and a facial recognition workflow capability which includes business rules, management information, audit and a data interface from an existing application system.” The tender has been split into two lots: the engine, and the workflow, and companies are allowed to bid for either or

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Zambian government to issue biometric registration cards

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The Zambian government is in the midst of introducing Biometric National Registration Cards to the country. Reported by the Lusaka Times, the biometric cards will be embedded with a secure chip containing both biographical and biometric data. “We have plans now to introduce the Biometric identity cards which are going to have security chips on them and which will be compliant with the electoral system, Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Maxwell Nkole said. “This is the programme we are working in

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Karachi voter lists complete: Nadra chairman

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The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) in Pakistan has announced that the Karachi voter lists will be handed to the Election Commission shortly. Reported first in Dawn.com, Nadra Chairman, Tariq Malik indicated that the lists would be handed over in two days, as data collection is now complete. The chairman continued to say that Nadra was committed to the Electoral Commission to ensure a democratic election process. There are 86 million registered voters in the country and during data collection,

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The Honorable Ross Ashley named advisor to Cross Match board of directors

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Cross Match Technologies, Inc has announced that the Honorable W. Ross Ashley III will serve as an advisor to the company’s board of directors. In this role, Ashley will provide strategic guidance to the company as it continues to expand its global presence into traditional and emerging markets for identity management solutions. “We are very pleased to have Toss as a member of our strategic team,” David Buckley, Cross Match CEO said. “His extensive experience in homeland security, intelligence and

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