Big Data allows governments to spy on citizens with impunity
Governments in North America will increase their use of “Big Data” technologies to spy on their citizens. A recent report…
Industry Insights
Biometric Update Industry Insights feature biometrics and digital ID industry experts discussing their unique perspectives.
U.S. electoral system requires reform, biometric technology
It is an understatement to observe that the United States has an electoral system that is completely disorganized, and which…
What a Biometric Template is
Apart from the social perspective of the need to protect Biometric Templates, from a technical perspective as well, there is…
Biometric commercial deployments require human factor engineering expertise
Biometrics as a global industry is evolving rapidly. With each passing day, more news sprouts up about countries adopting biometric…
Debunking the top 5 myths of biometrics
I have personally been in the Biometrics industry for a very long time, it has been over a decade. Throughout…
BiometricUpdate.com launches new bloggers section
BiometricUpdate.com is excited to announce the launch of our new BiometricUpdate.com bloggers section. We’ve invited some of the top thought…
People fear the future of technological surveillance
People quite rightly fear new forms of state surveillance that might possibly emerge in everyday life. They fear the future…
U.S. military should leverage biometrics to secure critical infrastructure
U.S. defense secretary Leon Panetta has warned about the possibility of a catastrophic “cyber Pearl Harbor” attack against critical American…
FBI will continue to spend billions on biometrics
The adoption of new technologies such as facial recognition and multi-modal biometrics by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation should…
Biometrics beneficial to banking sector
The banking industry has used authentication measures for clients to access their accounts and other banking services, which includes PINs,…
