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Biometric readers fooled by fingers made of Play-Doh
A university professor fools biometric fingerprint reader with fake fingers made of Play-Doh and gelatin
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TransTech to sell Magicard ID printers from Ultra Electronics
TransTech to sell smart card printers offering HoloKote card watermark technology
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DoD to set up labs to test contactless smart cards
DoD is setting up testing procedures for smart cards and readers; vendors selling smart cards to DoD will have products tested
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Viisage selected for U.K. facial-recognition driver license scheme
U.K. moving on a broad biometric ID front, and Viisage wins a piece of it
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Court orders OTI to be reinstated to U.S. ePassport evaluation process
GPO excludes Israeli company OTI from ePassport evaluation program, but OTI wins legal challenge and is reinstated
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Canada begins mandatory employee biometric ID information collection at airports
Toronto airport leads the way in requiring employees to carry biometric ID to work
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INSIDE selects HID as exclusive partner
Two companies follow a four year successful collaboration with a strengthened relationship
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Innovative biometric start-up IDesia raises $3 million from Partech International
Israeli company offers solution based on unique electro biological signature
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A Kiwi company hopes to benefit from U.K. biometric ID scheme
New Zealand company has two advantages: Off-the-shelf device which offers multi-modal biometrics
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Motorola installs biometric solution for Bosnian police
Biometrics come to Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Biometric daily time records in the Philippines
Philippines city begins to use biometric daily time records
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The long view
“The Federal Government Is Gone”: Under Trump, the Fight Against Extremist Violence Is Left Up to the States
As President Donald Trump guts the main federal office dedicated to preventing terrorism, states say they’re left to take the lead in spotlighting threats. Some state efforts are robust, others are fledgling, and yet other states are still formalizing strategies for addressing extremism. With the federal government largely retreating from focusing on extremist dangers, prevention advocates say the threat of violent extremism is likely to increase.