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Biometric attendance system introduced in Chandigarh

Chandigarh is the first territory in India to have all its students, teachers and health care workers register their attendance using…

 

Biometric Research Note: Commercial Applications for Biometrics Growing

Biometrics Research Group Inc. projects that the global biometrics market will grow to $15 billion by 2015 from its 2012…

 

Better biometric security to enhance Apple’s mobile enterprise offerings

The proposed acquisition of AuthenTec by Apple is set to provide iPhones and iPads with a level of mobile device security…

 

Class action suit challenges California DNA collection law

A class action lawsuit in federal court has questioned the legality of California’s DNA collection law. So far, it is the…

 

Biometric smart card glitch encountered in Punjab

Now that smart cards for pensioners have been rolled-out as part of India’s electronic benefit transfer scheme, reports on the…

 

DEA approves iBeta’s biometric prescription process

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has approved iBeta LLC’s certification process for a biometrics subsystem for electronic prescriptions for controlled…

 

Identity fraud costs Australian government billions

Fraud costs the Australian government about $4 billion a year, according to the country’s Attorney General. In Victoria, a region that…

 

Fingerprint scanners to boost mobile security

The Apple bid to acquire AuthenTec further boosts its chances of outfitting the iPad with a fingerprint reader. However, some groups do not…

 

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…

 

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…

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