Army modernizes 20-year-old biometrics database for troops patrolling foreign checkpoints
The U.S. Army has developed an update to an important 20-year-old biometric data store, known as the BAT-A database and…
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Defense Department wants to perform real-time biometric identification through walls
The U.S. Army is looking for products and technologies that enable soldiers to see through walls, floors and ceilings to…
The heart betrays even more in an age of biometrics. Lasers now ID people
Proving that, with the right technology, almost anything associated with a living being can used as a biometric signature, researchers…
Research shows gains in biometric identification from thermal images as contracts increase
A scene in the science-fiction film The Matrix Reloaded shows the simulated thermal image of actor Hugo Weaving’s angry face….
U.S. Navy bans TikTok, Pentagon fears DNA home kits jeopardize national security
Privacy and national security concerns have led the U.S. Navy to ban the use of social media app TikTok on…
Analysts forecast major revenue growth in mobile and healthcare biometrics, 3D sensors, security
The growth forecasts in the latest set of market analyst reports are very positive for the biometrics industry: 22 percent…
U.S. Navy to save millions in paper costs with biometric signatures for recruitment forms
The U.S. Navy has begun using fingerprint biometrics to fill out the form of new recruits to the service, and…
Turkey adds autonomous facial recognition kamikaze drones to military portfolio
A major player in the engineering and defense industries, Turkish defense contractor Defense Technologies Engineering and Trade Inc. (STM) is…
Spoof attacks top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
Spoof attacks in theory and practice and the deployment of facial recognition for use cases including aviation and border crossings,…
Trueface wins Air Force facial recognition contract as other government deployments court controversy
Trueface has been awarded its second contract for biometric facial recognition technology from the U.S. Air Force, to help secure…
