A new study has revealed that the movements of an individual’s head and hands in a virtual reality (VR) application…
Wearable Technology
Smart wearable devices are becoming an increasingly popular form of identification using biometric measurements and are set to replace traditional password and chip and pin authentication methods while continuing to assist both the fitness and medical industries.
Biometric cuffs being introduced to US county jail
A county sheriff’s office in the U.S. state of Georgia is going to put biometric wrist bracelets on its jail…
Linxens takes majority stake in Sweden’s Nile to boost healthcare wearables development
Linxens is acquiring a majority stake in Nile, a company that makes printed electronics, NFC and wearable solutions for the…
Protection of health data comes with catches when it comes at all
Health data is the innermost kukla in the nesting doll that is personal digital privacy, and try as some might,…
FTC fires a shot across the bow of anyone wanting to sell personal reproductive data
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says it will go after any business that illegally monitor or handle information related to…
Token raises $13M and appoints CEO scale biometric authentication wearable business
Biometric wearable-maker Token has raised $13 million in a Series B funding round for solution development and demand generation and…
Athletes data privacy concerns raise question of what counts as biometrics
Professional athletes have launched an initiative called Project Red Card to protect the privacy of their sports performance data, which…
US government seeks Smart ePants contractors for sensor-woven clothing
Defense Department officials are moving ahead in their search for sensor-studded, electric clothing fit for military service members. The Smart…
Artificial vision with facial recognition gets avid but meager attention
The global market for assistive artificial vision technology is small, funded largely on a shoestring and benefits in no small…
City in India requires smartwatches for surveillance on sewer workers
It is a good example of what many people globally fear about biometric surveillance. A city in India requires those…