Biometrics

BlackBerry 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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New 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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Triple-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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Updated 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 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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ZK Technology enters U.S. biometrics market
ZK Technology announced yesterday that it was officially entering the biometric access control solution market starting with its new inBio and C3 series of network-based biometric and RFID control panels, which also include fingerprint scanners
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Face and gunshot detecting technology
Individuals who fire weapons with criminal intent will now have to think twice now that Safety Dynamics Inc. and FaceFirst have decided to join forces
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Saratoga Hospitals deploy biometrics to increase security and improve efficiency
To improve privacy and security measures, Saratoga Hospital in New York recently announced that it would be partnering with DigitalPersona Inc. to install biometric access controls to verify medical personnel’s identities and increase efficiency
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Computer spots liars by looking at the way they talk
Computer scientists are exploring whether machines can read the visual cues of an individual’s conduct to discover whether or not that individual is lying; in a study of forty videotaped conversations, an automated system the researchers developed correctly identified whether interview subjects were lying or telling the truth 82.5 percent of the time
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Verifying passengers’ identity
The cruise industry has been expanding at a rate of more than 7 percent annually in the past few years, resulting in bigger ships, more destinations, more on-board/on-shore activities, and more passengers – making it more difficult to keep track of passengers
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Global Entry program expands to four additional airports
CBP announced the expansion of the Global Entry program to four additional airports; the expansion will make the program available at airports serving 97 percent of international travelers arriving in the United States
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Researchers develop pulse biometrics
Individuals could soon be using their pulses as a password; researchers in China have developed technology that can recognize an individual’s unique heartbeat for use as a password
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Smartphone biometric security market set to grow five-fold in three years
A new report projects that the market for mobile phone biometrics will grow more than five times in the next three years
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Startup developing eye blood vessel biometrics
Smartphone users could soon be using the whites of their eyes as their passwords. EyeVerify, a Kansas City-based startup, has developed eye biometrics that use a smartphone’s camera to analyze a user’s blood vessels around their irises
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Iris recognition for Android smartphones
Smart Sensors Limited recently announced that its iris recognition platform was now available for Android-based smart phones
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