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…
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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…
BioSig-ID introduces “biosignature” biometrics to Epic EMR software
Biometric Signature ID recently announced that it has released an authentication solution for use with Epic’s electronic medical record (EMR)…
Chinese University researchers achieve 99.15% facial recognition accuracy
A team of researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong has reportedly achieved an accuracy rate of 99.15% with…
United Airlines Installs 20 BorderXpress APC Kiosks at Newark Liberty
United Airlines announced it has installed 20 BorderXpress automated passport control kiosks, developed by the Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR), in…
Dr. Edwin T. Upchurch joins Identification Technology Partners
Identification Technology Partners announced that Edwin T. Upchurch has joined IDTP. Dr. Upchurch has over 40 years of systems design,…
Nexus Smart Pay gets new deployments for biometric fingerprint payment system
Nexus Smart Pay has announced nine new customers piloting the company’s biometric fingerprint payment system. According to the company, these…
Leaked image hints at more embedded Touch ID sensors in Apple devices
Apple’s iPad mini 3 could be the next idevice to sport a fingerprint sensor, based on a new leaked image….
Telmate gets patent for biometric inmate location tracking
Telmate has announced the issue of a new patent for biometric inmate location tracking in detention environments. According to the company,…
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