Biometrics
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BiometricsBiometrics market set to grow by 21 percent CAGR from 2012 to 2014
The biometric security market set to grow at a CAGR of around 21 percent during 2012-2014; governments’ growing reliance on biometrics for national security, and efforts by corporations to thwart identity theft, are main growth drivers
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BiometricsAware provides biometrics products for border management systems
Aware’s software products will be used for biometric enrolment, watch-list checks, verification, and workflow in Europe, the Middle East, and North America
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Behavioral recognitionReason-based behavioral recognition system wins award
A reason-based behavioral recognition system for video surveillance developed by Houston, Texas-based BRS Labs wins an award at London’s Counter Terror Expo
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DNA collectionMaryland police defy court decision, continue to collect arrestees DNA
Police departments around Maryland will continue to collect arrestees DNA despite the state top court’s ruling by a five-to-two decision that such collection is a violation of Fourth Amendment rights to privacy
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Aviation securityAirport racial profiling app unveiled
The New York-based Sikh Coalition, together with other civil rights organizations, is today unveiling a mobile application which allows users to report instances of racial profiling at airports in real time; users are prompted with some questions geared specifically toward Sikhs, but that the app also allows for accounts of discrimination from members of all communities who feel their rights have been violated
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BiometricsIntelligent surveillance to bolster Aussie national security
Researchers are working on developing smart technology that combines 2D and 3D video images taken from a variety of challenging environments and makes it possible to identify a person without the need to stand face on to a camera
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BiometricsFaster iris recognition solutions less accurate than slower ones
NIST tested iris recognition software from eleven different organizations; the test: identify individuals from a database of eye images taken from more than 2.2 million people; some software solutions were faster than others, and some were more accurate than others (success rates ranged between 90 and 99 percent); typically, the faster solutions were less accurate
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Law-enforcement technologyAdvanced technologies shed more light on the killing of Trayvon Martin
Since only two people know what happened in the confrontation between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin, and since one of them is dead, investigators must rely on circumstantial evidence — and on advanced technology; two such technologies — voice biometrics and redigitized imaging — help shed more light on the fateful February night
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BiometricsFingerprints offer a wealth of information
It has long been well established that fingerprints can be used to identify people or help convict them of crimes, but fingerprints can be used to show that a suspect is a smoker, takes drugs, or has handled explosives, among other things
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Real IDDHS: No extension to next January’s REAL ID deadline
DHS tells Congress that the department “has no plans to extend” the REAL ID deadline for state compliance, set as 15 January 2013
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SmartphonesBlackBerry smartphones equipped with iris recognition system
NFC-enabled Blackberry 7 smartphones will be equipped with iris recognition identification system; the credential can be presented for authentication by holding the NFC-enabled BlackBerry in front of an iCAM7000 series iris camera
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SurveillanceNew surveillance system: 1 second to search through 36 million faces
New surveillance camera system can search through data on thirty-six million faces in one second
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Identity protectionTriple-threat computer protection reduces identity theft
Having a triple-threat combination of protective software on your computer greatly reduces your chances of identity theft; computer users who were running antivirus, anti-adware, and anti-spyware software were 50 percent less likely to have their credit card information stolen
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Record sharingUpdated solution allows quick, secure information sharing
Visual Alert 2 enables law enforcement agencies to get real-time access to police records through Pennsylvania’s Law Enforcement Justice Information System (LEJIS) and other authorized information sharing networks while the department maintains secure control of the information it shares
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Medical recordsMedical tattoos – a growing trend
Forget medical bracelets, a growing number of individuals with special medical needs have taken to tattooing their bodies to warn first responders about critical medical conditions; medical bracelets commonly list a person’s allergies, chronic diseases, and end-of-life wishes, but more and more people have started tattooing that information on their bodies
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