Biometrics

New facial, gait recognition software to be integrated in CCTVs
BAE Systems and OmniPerception work on developing a gait and facial behavior recognition to be integrated into street corner CCTVs; it will make identifying known criminals easier
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BIO-key reports profitability for Q4, full year 2008
Total revenue from continuing operations for the quarter ending 31 December 2008 was $3.9 million, representing an increase of 47 percent from the $2.6 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2007
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PerSay in strategic partnership with INS Indriya in Singapore
A leading voice recognition biometrics partners with a Singaporean technology consulting firm; voice recognition is slowly spreading in both e-commerce and in intelligence and law enforcement
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Former U.K. home secretary: compulsory passports rather than national ID
David Blunkett, in a speech today, will suggest making national ID voluntary, opting instead for compulsory, pocket-size passports; will also raise questions about massive national database; critics charge there is less here than meets the eye
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U.K. government's reports into ID scheme must be disclosed
U.K. Information Tribunal has ruled that requests from the public for review of internal government reports into the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of the planned National ID Card scheme should be granted — but with names of people quoted in the reports deleted
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Northern Irish sea passengers to mainland may face security check
U.K.’s e-border scheme may subject Northern Irish citizens to security checks similar to those other foreign visitors are subjected to when entering the rest of the United Kingdom via sea
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Unisys: Technology "consumerization," mobility risks key drivers of security investments
A Unisys briefing says that the growing pervasiveness of technology consumerization and mobility opens businesses to new risks across a broader spectrum; economy compels greater need for collaboration, more intelligent systems, and better fraud prevention; biometric use and acceptance also to increase
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U.K. pilots oppose government's ID card plan
Lawyers for U.K. pilots’ association said they are examining whether there are legal grounds to challenge Home Office plans to force pilots to take up the cards from Autumn this year
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Researchers spoof, bypass face-recognition authentication systems
Vietnamese researchers have cracked facial recognition technology in Lenovo, Asus, and Toshiba laptops; the researchers demonstrated feat at this week’s Black Hat DC event
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Gingrich says biometric ID part of a solution to the Medicare problem
States ask Congress for $100 billion to help them cope with Medicare costs; Gingrich says that each state must include at least four elements in its plan to address the Medicare crisis before it will be entitled to federal funds; one of these elements are biometric IDs for Medicare recipients
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State Department employees use biometric card for computer access
45,000 State Department employees now use biometric smart cards to log on to the department’s unclassified network; the department hopes that, soon, a similar log on procedure will be used for the classified network as well
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Carnegie Mellon to join new biometrics center
Aim of the new center — called Center for Academic Studies In Identity Sciences (CASIS) — is to provide the U.S. intelligence community with a pool of talented researchers in biometrics
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Nationals of five countries added to U.K.'s biometric visa requirement
The U.K. has added South Africa, Bolivia, Lesotho, Swaziland, and Venezuela to the list of countries the nationals of which need biometric visa to enter the United Kingdom; these five countries failed a test of the threat posed by their citizens in terms of security, immigration and crime; the list already covers three quarters of the world’s population
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L-1 Identity Solutions reports Q4 and 2008 results
Revenue for the Q4 2008 increased to $147.5 million compared to $113.9 million in Q4 2007; revenue for the twelve months ending 31 December 2008 was $562.9 million compared with $389.5 million for the twelve months ending 31 December 2007
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Face recognition biometrics wedded to cell phones
Face and iris recognition biometrics are good technologies, but people have to play along: They have to place their faces near the glass, look straight into the camera, make sure the light is just right; the U.S. intelligence community’s researchers want to solve this problem
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