China to Roll Out E-Passports to Citizens
China will rolls out e-passports to its citizens starting May 15, 2012. This is to protect the personal data of…
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.
Agnitio Corp. Awarded Contract by the United States Government’s TSWG
Agnitio, a leader in voice biometrics technology in areas such as law enforcement, intelligence and authentication solutions, was recently awarded…
Canadian Government To Consider Biometrics For Permanent Residents To Combat Fraud
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says that he is leaning towards amending his omnibus immigration bill in support of extending biometric…
M2SYS Technology Partners with Hitachi to Offer Innovative Biometric Finger Vein Scanner to US Market
Hitachi Europe Ltd. has expanded its global reach by partnering with M2SYS Technology to unveil its H1 Biometric Finger Vein…
Biometrics will Challenge the Security and Privacy of Social Networking
Privacy protection will become increasingly critical once biometrics are integrated into personal computing profiles. Currently, biometrics are mostly the domain…
