Slow fingerprint checks cost Canadians work opportunities
Civil fingerprint checks are costing jobless Canadian citizens a chance to work. The system is so backed up that a…
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AuthenTec investor challenges Apple takeover in court
An unhappy investor has filed a legal suit against AuthenTec, claiming that the company has been remiss in its duty…
U.S. Supreme Court will review DNA collection law
The U.S. Supreme Court indicated that it would probably review whether police in Maryland could collect DNA samples from people…
Kuwait to extend biometric security to all ports
Kuwait’s Interior Ministry will implement the second phase of its fingerprint system at all land and seaports, according to the Al-Shahed…
Pakistani agency wants biometrics for elections
Tariq Malik, Chairman of Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), argued in an interview on Pakistan Television that the…
NY state leaders want Medicaid fraud technology bill
The repeated death in the New York State Assembly of an anti-fraud Medicaid Bill has prompted Tonawanda City Mayor Ron…
BIO-key scores high in NIST evaluation
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Proprietary Fingerprint Template II (PFT II) Evaluation measures the performance of fingerprint…
VoiceVault sets new standard for voice biometric accuracy
VoiceVault, a U.S. based private voice biometric company, has released the next generation of its voice biometric speaker verification engine….
South African welfare agency issues biometric MasterCards
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has teamed up with MasterCard in a bid to offer its clients biometric…
Ford demonstrates its biometric car seat
Ford recently demonstrated its biometric wellness car seat at the “Ford Go Further” event in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford’s wellness seat…
