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…
identity theft
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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…
Morpho, Oberthur Technologies provide ePassports to Finland
Morpho has won an international call for tenders from the Finnish National Police Board to supply the country’s new ePassports,…
Hospital in North Carolina using M2SYS biometric technology
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, a non-profit health facility in North Carolina, announced that it has adopted the RightPatient multi-biometric patient…
Holzer Health Systems enrolls 20,000 in biometric ID program
Since July, the Holzer Health Systems in southeastern Ohio, in partnership with biometric firm CrossChx, have voluntarily enrolled over 20,000…
Ukraine official calls for veto of biometric ID law
Ukraine’s human rights commissioner has called upon the country’s president to veto Ukraine’s recently passed biometric identification law. As reported…
Smiles banned for New Jersey driver’s licenses
Starting immediately, the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is not permitting smiles on driver license photos due to…
100 million Nigerians to be registered in new biometrics database
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) of Nigeria announced a proposal to register 100 million Nigerians in its recently introduced…
Voice biometrics a viable option for banking sector
Financial institutions are increasingly turning to voice biometrics as a way to not only improve security, but also lower costs…
Biometrics firm Daon to lead trusted identity cyberspace pilot
Daon, a leading provider of biometric identity management and authentication solutions worldwide, has been selected to lead a team to…
