Minnesota crime lab scrutinized over unreliable fingerprint examination methods
The St. Paul Police Crime Lab in Minnesota is currently subject to extreme scrutiny for not following standard operational procedures…
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Sony patent proposes biometric technology to identify users beyond fingerprints
Sony Computer Entertainment, the PlayStation division of the Japanese tech giant Sony, is working on new user identification and tracking…
Intel to use biometrics to replace passwords
Passwords remain the common, yet inconvenient way of protecting access to valuable or sensitive information. In an effort to eliminate…
Ukraine examining new biometric ID law
A bill that provides for the introduction of biometric identification has passed first reading in Ukraine’s parliament. The draft law…
Canada to introduce 10-year biometric ePassport
Canada’s Passport Office will start issuing higher-security 10-year electronic passports, or ePassports, to Canadians early next year. This offering will…
New biometric products flood the marketplace
Here are some of the latest innovations available in the $7 billion biometrics market: Hirsch Identive Fingerprint Readers Model CR-BIO-MA110…
Philippines launches biometric system to authenticate cash grant beneficiaries
Philippines region Eastern Visayas implemented the use of biometrics to authenticate beneficiaries of the government’s cash grant program over the…
DNA markers to authenticate military electronic devices
The US Department of Defense recently awarded Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. a contract for microcircuit authentication. The company is best…
825,000 DHS fingerprint records associated with multiple entries
According to internal investigators, 825,000 of the United States’ Homeland Security Department (DHS) fingerprint records appear to be associated with…
DNA being used to track timber trafficking
DNA testing is now being used to track timber trafficking. Applied forestry genetic firm Double Helix Tracking Technologies provides a…
