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Washington State city considers implementing new fingerprint ID system

Dec 15, 2014, 5:14 pm EST

Mercer Island, Washington is contemplating on signing an interlocal agreement with King County to install fingerprint identification systems in police…

State lawmakers continue to place restrictions on biometrics in schools

Oct 29, 2014, 6:27 pm EDT

Several U.S. states have implemented bans or restrictions on the use of biometric technologies in schools as concerns over student…

White House official says biometric authentication should replace passwords

Oct 10, 2014, 7:06 pm EDT

Michael Daniel, the White House’s cybersecurity coordinator, recently spoke out against passwords as a security measure, and in favor of…

What is Biometric Data Sharing? An Introduction & Overview

Sep 30, 2014, 7:40 pm EDT

This is a guest post by Paul Coombes, Head of Commercial (EMEA) for Argus Global The Five Country Conference (FCC)…

Boston spied, used facial recognition on concertgoers

Aug 14, 2014, 5:13 pm EDT

Recent news reports claim that the City of Boston tested an IBM video mass surveillance system at the Boston Calling…

U.S. DOE seeks partner for biometric wearable system for first responders

Aug 14, 2014, 5:08 pm EDT

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is currently undergoing a multiyear project to develop a wearable communication…