European high court to examine use of biometric passports
A Dutch court recently asked the European high court whether EU regulations obliging member states to use biometric passports infringes…
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UAE announces world’s largest biometric database
The Emirates Identity Authority announced yesterday that it possesses the world’s biggest database of biometric information, with around 103 million…
BIO-key discussed biometics for blood donor identification this weekend
Bio-key International presented at the American Association of Blood Banks annual meeting and CTTXPO in Boston this past weekend. This…
Retired Florida police officer launches mobile biometrics business
An article in The Palm Beach Post, highlighted the story of a 56-year old former Florida Highway Patrol Trooper, Dwight…
IBM awarded fingerprint recognition patent
IBM received a patent in August for a new “anonymous and revocable” fingerprint recognition method. The new method comprises the…
Mobile biometric voter registration proceeding in Philippines
People from three adjacent regions in the Philippines have converged on their town hall, on September 24 and 25, to…
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…
New biometric gait recognition research conducted in U.K.
When iris scans and facial recognition fail to identify individuals from a distance, then it is time to add on…
Facebook to remove biometric facial recognition for European users
The Irish privacy regulator said late last week that Facebook had agreed to remove biometric facial recognition data collected from…
Cross Match demonstrates Web-based biometrics tool
Cross Match Technologies demonstrated its WEBS product offering for BiometricUpdate.com at the 2012 Biometric Consortium Conference & Biometric Technology Expo…
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