Afghanistan using biometrics on wide scale for security
Afghanistan is utilizing biometrics technology as a helpful counter-insurgency tool. The Afghan government has started taking fingerprints and scanning the…
Military Applications
Militaries around the world use biometrics for secure access control to facilities, equipment, and IT systems, and to identify adversaries in the field.
DARPA develops Active Authentication Program to Replace Conventional Biometrics
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the Department of Defense is currently working to develop a new technological…
IDair Launches New Touch-less Fingerprint Scanner
Fingerprinting continues to dominate the biometric markets in most sectors, especially law enforcement, national security and businesses. However, the use…
TechConnect West Virginia Biometrics Forum discusses Local Job Growth
As reported on BiometricUpdate.com last week, TechConnect West Virginia hosted The Biometrics Forum yesterday in Fairmont called “Next Steps in…
U.S. cities increasingly using BRS Labs’ Biometric Surveillance
San Francisco is poised to become the latest city using AISight software to detect suspicious activity. Behavioral Recognition System Labs…
Government Industry Panel discusses Challenges in Biometrics Systems
The IJIS Institute will lead a new joint Government Industry Panel to discuss interoperability issues in biometric systems on July…
Security Cameras Gain Artificial Intelligence from MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created an artificial intelligence computer system for security camera systems that will help…
Blackbox Biometrics testing ADI MEMS for Blast Gauge monitor
Blackbox Biometrics makes an explosive blast exposure measuring device called Blast Gauge for the US Defense Department, and is currently…
Hamilton Telecommunications Joins Fujitsu PalmPartner Program
Fujitsu Frontech North America (FFNA) and Hamilton Telecommunications have partnered to offer a secure biometric solution through Fujitsu’s PalmPartner program….
EyeVerify Closes the Lid on A $1.4M Seed Capital Round
EyeVerify, an eye vein biometrics software company, recently announced the closing of a $1.4 million seed funding round. The company’s…
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