Biometrics

Sector Report for Tuesday, 27 September 2011: Biometrics
This report contains the following stories.
* Strong growth for mobile phone embedded biometric security solutions

* U.S. and Belgium to share biometric data

* AOptix shows dual iris-face scanner

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AOptix shows dual iris-face scanner
AOptix is showing the latest addition to its family of biometric products, the InSight Duo, which the company describes as “the world’s first biometric system with simultaneous ISO standards-compliant iris and face capture”
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Fingerprints to be used at U.S.-Mexico border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Paso Del Norte (PDN) international crossing in El Paso have initiated work on a system which uses fingerprints to expedite the pedestrian entry process; CBP says the new system will result in more efficient processing of arriving pedestrian traffic
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 13 September 2011: Authentication / Biometrics
This report contains the following stories.
* Researchers developing "soft biometric" video analysis system

* Iris scanners help passengers zip through airport security

* Biometric passports rapidly becoming the norm

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New technology detects altered fingerprints
The widespread use of fingerprint recognition systems has led some individuals to disfigure or surgically change their fingerprints to mask their identities; new technology can help law enforcement and border control officials detect these altered fingerprints
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Researchers developing "soft biometric" video analysis system
Researchers in Australia are developing a way to identify individuals using “soft” biometrics like their estimated weight, hair color, and skin tone in video footage; the researchers hope to create a Google-style search, where police officers can actually search for an individual in hundreds of hours of video footage just by typing in a basic description
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Iris scanners help passengers zip through airport security
Airline passengers in the United States could soon be zipping through security checkpoints thanks to iris scanners; London’s Gatwick and Qatar’s Doha International airport have already implemented iris scanners from AOptix Technologies, which allow passengers to simply walk through a checkpoint as the scanners can accurately read a person’s iris from as far as eight feet away
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Biometric passports rapidly becoming the norm
A new report indicates that biometric passports will soon become ubiquitous around the world; within the next five years, 90 percent of passports will contain integrated smart card IC chips that will hold the carrier’s biometric data
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Gait biometrics shows promise
A new biometric technology may soon join retinal scans, voice recognition, and fingerprints as a means to identify individuals: gait pattern biometrics; a method of identifying individuals by the way they walk, saunter, swagger, or sashay has achieved accuracy of about 90 percent in early trials
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Sector Report for Tuesday, 30 August 2011: Authentication / Biometrics
This report contains the following stories.
* Fingerprint biometrics help secure medical data at Arizona hospitals

* Businesses customizing ads with facial biometrics

* Expert warns facial biometrics could compromise privacy

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Fingerprint biometrics help secure medical data at Arizona hospitals
As more healthcare networks begin storing patient records electronically, they have become increasingly concerned with security and many are turning to biometrics; a healthcare provider in Southern Arizona recently introduced fingerprint biometrics at its facilities to help secure patient records and increase efficiency
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Businesses customizing ads with facial biometrics
In a futuristic turn, some advertisers have already begun customizing their digital ads to whoever passes by using facial recognition software; so far the Venetian resort in Las Vegas, Nevada has been the first to adopt this technology in the United States; the resort has installed cameras with facial recognition technologies near their digital displays to customize restaurant and entertainment suggestions for individuals passing by
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Expert warns facial biometrics could compromise privacy
As facial biometric technology becomes increasingly ubiquitous, IT experts warn that these systems can easily be abused and therefore require stringent privacy policies and data encryption
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Mexican trucks cited for 1 million violations since 2007
Trucks transport roughly $275 billion worth of goods — or 70 percent of the total — that pass between the United States and Mexico annually; the trucks from Mexico, however, often fail to meet U.S. safety standards
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DHS report: gap in TSA badging process poses threats
A new government report revealed that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is unable to accurately account for its employees who have access to secure areas in airports, resulting in a significant security gap
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