Proposed eye-based biometrics hard to hack
A research team at the University of Tampere in Finland has proposed creating a biometric-based security system based on eye movement….
Commercial Applications
Biometrics are used in retail and customer-facing settings for point-of-sales services such as payments, access control in systems for purposes such as shoplifting prevention, and identification or characteristic analysis for personalization or customer insights. Access control systems are also increasingly used for automated commercial applications, such as hotel check-ins. Typically, these use palm vein, fingerprint, iris recognition, facial recognition.
Shanghai to monitor driver training with biometrics
Shanghai’s driving schools will install biometric fingerprint scanners in driver training cars to ensure that student drivers spend the required…
New fingerprint technique determines gender, drug use
The gender of suspects can now be determined from latent fingerprints. Peptides and proteins left behind in fingerprints can be…
Certified by Apple, the future is bright for Tactivo for iPad
Tactivo(TM) for iPad has gained MFi approval by Apple and is now certified. Tactivo for iPad is the first product…
Cannon Security’s RadioVault secures valuables by fingerprint recognition
Cannon Security recently introduced its latest electronic security device, the RadioVault. The RadioVault is a combination of an electronic safe,…
Precise Biometrics CTO says Tactivo product extends iOS security
Tactivo, a smart card and fingerprint reader designed for the iPhone, represents a unique milestone for Precise Biometrics. The firm…
The Trouble with TrapWire
Over the past week, the press and the Twitterverse has been running rampant with stories about TrapWire, the counter-terrorism technology…
Nigerian university makes biometric ids compulsory
An official of Moshood Abiola University, previously known as the University of Lagos in Nigeria, disclosed on Thursday that the…
U.S. insurer offers free child fingerprinting
The New York Life Insurance Company is offering free child fingerprinting in Alabama. According to WAFF, a NBC television affiliate…
Biometric firm Evermedia ups revenue 375 percent
Biometric firm Evermedia Group, Inc. announced second quarter 2012 revenue of $703,620, an increase of more than 375 percent over…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection