Biometrics News
3M receives three year contract for its Cogent Automated Biometric Identification System with DIAC
20 hrs ago | sourcesecurity.com3M CABIS provides fast, accurate fingerprint and facial recognition matching The Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has awarded 3M a three-year contract to provide software and services for...
Read more...Lockheed Martin expert to address Congressional subcommittee on biometric technology
21 hrs ago | biometricupdate.comLockheed Martin’s John Mears represent the International Biometrics & Identification Association (IBIA) and will provide an industry perspective during a joint hearing on the current and future applications of biometric...
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Sen. Jeff Sessions almost single-handedly trying to derail ‘Gang of Eight’ immigration bill
12 hrs ago | news.yahoo.comBy Jim Avila, Richard Coolidge, and Jordyn Phelps | Power Players When it comes to immigration reform, perhaps no senator has been more vocal about their displeasure with the newest bill, drafted by the group of bipartisan...
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Brainwaves: The Next Biometric
15 hrs ago | themobilityhub.comWe often debate the pros and cons of passwords, and whether biometric options offer better security. New research shows that computers can recognize individuals by their brainwaves, potentially replacing passwords with...
Read more...Aadhaar and other developing-world biometrics programs must protect users' privacy
24 hrs ago | christiansvideo.netMove over, mobile phones. There's a new technological fix for poverty: biometric identification. Speaking at the World Bank on April 24, Nandan Nilekani, director of India's universal identification scheme, promised that the...
Read more...Fan on Hu’s Biometric ID Cybersurveillance
16 hrs ago | thefacultylounge.orgMary Fan has a review over at Jotwell of Margaret Hu’s new article, Biometric ID Cybersurveillance, 88 Indiana L.J.__ (forthcoming 2013). Mary Fan is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Washington who specializes...
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Europe Gesture Recognition & Touchless Sensing Market to Reach $4.82 Billion By 2018 at a CAGR of...
16 hrs ago | timesunion.comEurope Gesture Recognition & Touchless Sensing Market to Reach $4.82 Billion By 2018 at a CAGR of 33.89% - New Report by MarketsandMarkets [351 Pages Report] Europe Gesture Recognition & Touchless Sensing Market report...
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Lockheed Martin delivers updates to biometric ID system to FBI
24 hrs ago | christiansvideo.netLockheed Martin announced Wednesday that it has just deployed Increment 3 of the FBI’s Next Generation Identification fingerprinting system. Read more: Lockheed Martin delivers updates to biometric ID system to FBI – Washington...
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SecuGen India is Now Open for Business
3 hrs ago | send2press.comSANTA CLARA, Calif., May 22, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SecuGen Corporation is pleased to announce the establishment of SecuGen India. The market for fingerprint biometrics is growing rapidly in India and the surrounding...
Read more...GUNS/RLTD Question on BioMetric Gun Safe locks
21 hrs ago | timebomb2000.comthere seem to have been an uptick in Home Invasion robberies in my area ... which is supposed to be upper middle class and safe ... but times are a changin' I'm looking for an opinion on using a BioMetric style lock as on the...
Read more...How Access Control Technologies are Beneficial to Protect You Business?
24 hrs ago | articledirectoryid.comThere are wide ranges of access control technologies available. These are systems that enable an authority to control and oversee to business or home resources and areas. Security is one of the main advantages of access control...
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Comment on The 21st Century Matrix: Technocracy and the Rise of the Machines by stock market timing
1 hr ago | 21stcenturywire.comCall it the Matrix, the Scientific Dictatorship, Transhumanism- or call it the Technocracy. No matter which name we give it, few can deny that today’s technology is advancing at an ever-increasing rapid clip, with most of us...
Read more...TruTouch Announces International Sales/Marketing Distribution Agreements for TruTouch...
19 hrs ago | sectorpublishingintelligence.co.ukWorld News: 17:43 GMT Tuesday 21st May 2013. [TruTouch Technologies, Inc. via Businesswire] TruTouch Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has signed several international distribution agreements to market TruTouch’s rapid...
Read more...BGMEA initiates biometric data for garment workers
3 hrs ago | fibre2fashion.comThe country’s apex trade body for garment manufacturers instructed its member factories in Ashulia to prepare a biometric database of their workers within three months. “We have been trying to make a central workers’ database...
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Samsung expected to introduce fingerprint scanning tech in future Galaxy Android smartphones
4 hrs ago | bgr.inApple might have been in the news for the past few months for its plans to integrate fingerprint scanning in its future iPhones but now we have some indications that Samsung may also be in the fray for biometric features for...
Read more...Visa Rejections and Refusals
20 hrs ago | warwick.ac.ukThere is a very clear legal distinction between a rejected (invalid) and a refused application. A refused application A refused application is a valid application which has been processed and the Home Office have decided that...
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Fingerprint Cards: Exercise of warrants
3 hrs ago | swedishwire.comPress release published at The Swedish Wire The exercise of warrants has been registered on May 20, 2013 and resulted in Fingerprint Cards' share capital rising by SEK 31,722, whereby it amounted to SEK 10,332,227 on May 20,...
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5 designs we want to see on the Smartphone
23 hrs ago | designbuzz.comSmartphone are right now the part of almost every individual’s life today. These phones are not merely device of talking to one’s acquaintances or relatives anymore. They are more than that. These Smartphone exude power and...
Read more...Voiceprints can counter ID theft, but other threats remain - community blog from Alex Noble
10 hrs ago | finextra.comI was surprised at the extensive coverage of the Barclays Wealth change in customer identification techniques. Barclays have introduced passive voice identification, so the system identifies callers as they speak to an agent in...
Read more...British company plans to open R&D centre in Vilnius
24 hrs ago | bbj.huUK’s IDScan Biometrics, a leading European provider of solutions for ID authentication, has chosen Lithuania to establish an R&D unit, wrote news2biz Lithuania. The R&D centre, to cost LTL 2.3 million (€666,000), will be...
Read more...James Bond inspires US bill to require smart guns for all
10 hrs ago | theregister.co.ukSecond Amendment meets 007 American gun manufacturers will have to fit smart technology to their products if a new bill from US Representative John Tierney (D-MA) comes into force. The Personalized Handgun Safety Act of 2013...
Read more...A DNA sample in exchange for improved car security?
20 hrs ago | auto123.comA new study by Cisco shows that most car drivers are willing to share private and biometric information in return for more personalized security. Among the 1,500+ respondents across 10 countries, 74% would allow their driving...
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Eating walnuts and walnut oils slashes heart disease risk by improving multiple biometrics
21 hrs ago | easybranches.comThe impact of eating nuts has been evident for the past decade as repeated scientific studies confirm that the omega-3 fats in this tasty nut promote cardiovascular health as they improve cholesterol biomarkers. Walnuts provide...
Read more...U.S. TRACKED FOREIGNERS LEAVING FOR CANADA
11 hrs ago | daytondailynews.comc.2013 New York Times News Service WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of foreigners passing into Canada from the United States have unwittingly been a part of a grand experiment by the Department of Homeland Security to crack...
Read more...Senate Panel Approves Even More Stringent Biometric Measures
May 21, 2013 | activistpost.comPermission = Freedom? Eric Blair Activist Post "The secret in propaganda is that when you demonize, you dehumanize," says James Forsher, a film historian. "When you dehumanize, it allows you to kill your enemy and no longer...
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Senate Panel, Getting Punchy on Immigration, Quits for the Night
May 21, 2013 | alipac.usMay 20, 2013, 12:21 pm Comment Senate Panel, Getting Punchy on Immigration, Quits for the Night By ASHLEY PARKER 8:42 p.m. | Updated After a break for dinner and votes, the Senate Judiciary Committee moved onto Title II of the...
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Senate panel gives green light to test biometric exit program
May 20, 2013 | msn.comAiming to advance a sweeping immigration reform bill by week’s end, senators on the committee considering the legislation planned marathon sessions to complete its edits, including the approval Monday of a compromise measure to...
Read more...Can Ghana Ever Overcome The Activities Of “Connection Men” In Passport Acquisition?
May 20, 2013 | modernghana.comAcquiring a biometric passport appears to be as simple as outlined by the Foreign Affairs Ministry. After filling the form and submitting it together with relevant documents at the passport application Centre.The next step is...
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US may fingerprint departing tourists in amendment to immigration reform Bill
May 20, 2013 | rustourismnews.comLawmakers called it a step toward a more expansive biometric system that would use identifiers such as fingerprints to keep track of immigrants and visitors exiting the US ently no such system is in place, something viewed as a...
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May 20, 2013 | bnet.comSource: International Journal of Computer Science and Telecommunications Favorite Free registration required Biometric authentication of a person is highly challenging and complex problem. Face and gait identifications in video...
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