Top biometrics news stories, week ending July 6
Biometrics Week in Review: biometric sensors in smartwatch and smartphone, new biometric ID card for India, finger vein recognition, biometrics2014,…
Law Enforcement
Law enforcement biometrics refers to applications and biometric systems which aid law enforcement agencies. While most often fingerprints, DNA, and in some cases facial recognition, this is a wide-ranging category and can include AFIS, ABIS, mobile identification systems, criminal ID solutions, fingerprint recognition, surveillance, as well as access control systems.
Ohio’s facial recognition program has potential for misuse, say critics
After more than a year after the Ohio government rolled out a new facial recognition program designed to help state…
Malaysian immigration to deploy eye scanners, facial recognition
Malaysia’s immigration department will soon install new security measures, including iris and facial recognition systems, at the country’s entry and…
Unisys provides biometrics solution for Dutch Custodial Institutions Service
Unisys Nederland, Unisys Corporation‘s subsidiary in The Netherlands, announced it has signed a contract with the Dutch Custodial Institutions (DJI)…
UNC researchers testing face recognition software that artificially ages face
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington have been using biometric technology to facilitate the process of artificially…
Facial recognition technology could be used to help find missing children and identify genetic disorders
Researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) have developed a facial recognition tool that they say can be used…
Top biometrics news stories, week of June 29
Biometrics Week in Review: fingerprint payment systems, voice biometrics for telephone banking, biometrics at U.S. border, IBIA “best practices” document,…
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…
Australian Customs to introduce border clearance system with biometric eGates
Australian Customs and Border Protection Services announced it will soon deploy a new border clearance system that supports biometric eGates,…
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…
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