U.S. right to review consumer facial recognition technology
The U.S. Government recently announced that it will review the privacy implications of facial recognition technology. As BiometricUpdate.com originally reported,…
Editorials
Editorials and in-depth opinion about biometric industry news and issues.
Usability should be key consideration in biometric border systems
Usability and functionality should be a primary concern for designers and manufacturers of biometric systems. Though such systems typically are…
TouchID doesn’t always recognize prints, leaving users to create workarounds. Is that OK?
If your iPhone 5S doesn’t work the way it should, what do you do? If you were anyone but an…
Technologies embody inherent risk and fallibility
Users of any computerized system should remember that there is always the potential that a technology-based system can be hacked….
Franken asking right questions about smartphone biometrics
Good legislators should provide insight and argue for greater oversight concerning technologies which have the capacity to be intrusive and…
Intel drops facial recognition from TV set-top box, and why cable needs to ‘get the net’
I haven’t had a cable TV subscription in a long time, and it’s not because I’m too good for TV….
Big Government will exploit Big Data
Big government is increasingly exploiting “Big Data” to track U.S. citizens at unprecedented rates without effective oversight. Big Data is…
Use of biometric gun lockers should be mandatory
It’s undeniable that America has a destructive gun culture that is borne out by the high correlation between mass gun…
U.S. should adopt biometrics IDs for Social Security
Comprehensive immigration reform in the United States might spur the implementation of nationwide biometric identification. BiometricUpdate.com reported last week that…
Biometric fitness, healthcare applications featured at Consumer Electronics Show
While only a limited number of biometric products and services were featured at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show last week,…
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