U.S. opens travel biometrics technology testing center
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) opened its new test facility for biometric identification technology in Landover, Maryland last month….
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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. (He is currently on leave)
New startup measures biometrics, crowd analytics at concerts
Renowned entrepreneur and music producer Rana June has launched a new startup called Lightwave which aims to measure biometric data…
Gesture recognition, touchless sensing to reach $22 billion by 2020
In a new report, Reportlinker.com estimates that the gesture recognition and touchless sensing market will reach US$22.04 billion by 2020….
India to identify all citizens in three years, issue new biometrics card
India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh gave government officials a three-year deadline to identify citizens through the National Population Register (NPR)….
Fujisoft forms partnership with Mofiria to offer finger vein recognition
Fujisoft Incorporated, a leading Japanese IT systems integrator and solutions vendor, has entered into a strategic partnership with Mofiria Corporation,…
Senate allocates $249 million for biometrics at U.S. border
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday approved funding legislation that totals US$47.2 billion for…
EFF asks for privacy review of FBI biometrics database
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and several other organizations have formally asked the U.S. Department of Justice to review the…
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…
Facebook rejects biometrics to embrace QR codes
Facebook engineer Gregg Stefancik has stated that he would like his company to eventually move away from using passwords, but…
India confirms NPR as primary national identity scheme
According to India’s Home Ministry, the National Population Register (NPR) will be the new favored national identification scheme. The NPR…
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