Biometrics

Biometrics to be used in fast-tracking trusted travellers through airports
The United States and the United Kingdom agree on using fingerprint, iris, and facial recognition technology to speed up frequent travellers’ journeys through immigration control
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Growing opposition to fingerprinting foreign visitors to U.S.
Legislators support airline industry’s contention that forcing them to fingerprint foreign visitors to the United States would ruin them financially; airlines say that fingerprinting 33 million visitors a year would cost $12 billion over 10 years
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Fujitsu promotes palm vein biometrics in U.S.
Palm vein architecture biometric technology is wide-spread in Asia, especially in Japan, where many banks use it in their ATMs; one reason for the popularity of the system in Japan is the stronger association made in Japanese culture between fingerprinting and criminality; Fujitsu believes other reasons — the fact, for example, that fingerprinting is not suitable for about 8 percent of the population — offer opportunities in the U.S. for its technology
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£500,00 boost for hi-tech firm
Warwick Warp has developed innovative technology in biometrics which dramatically improves the accuracy and speed of recognition of fingerprints; VCs are intrigued
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Faking a fingerprint
A tech blogger argues there is no such thing as fingerprint reader that cannot be fooled; as proof, he offers several videos showing different techniques for faking readers
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Identica Holdings Corporation
Identica champions one of the newest biometric technologies: Vascular pattern recognition, also referred to as vein pattern authentication; the technology offers several advantages over current biometric measures
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Hospital system relies on palm reading for identity authentication
Palm-reading system used to safeguard patient records at the third largest U.S. public health provider; company says method offers greater accuracy than fingerprinting
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U.K. identity card scheme will not mandate fingerprint readers
A proliferation of different fingerprint reading machines will be used in government programs, including the proposed biometric national identity card
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Warning: ID cards face fingerprint errors
Independent research groups warns that the U.K. biometric national ID scheme’s preference for fingerprint and facial recognition technologies makes the system susceptible to errors in identification
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No need for an ID to board a plane
TSA takes into account the fact that IDs may be lost or misplaced, and has devised a policy which allows for identity verification without IDs
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TSA issues TWIC card readers standards
The Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) aims to register about 1.2 million employees in U.S. ports and those who have regular access to these ports; the agency issues standard for readers which will read the information off TWIC cards
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Agency wants Social Security numbers removed from Medicare IDs
Worried about identity theft, the Social Security Administration urged Medicare officials to remove Social Security numbers from millions of Medicare cards; Medicare officials says this would be costly and impractical; most private health insurance cards do not carry member’s Social Security number
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French company's bid for Digimarc raises U.S. security concern
L-1 Identity Solutions’ Robert LaPenta says allowing French company Safran, which is 30 percent owned by the French government, to acquire U.S. ID card maker Digimarc would compromise security of U.S. citizens’ personal information
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Delta's passengers can pay for faster security check
Delta will offer its passengers the option of paying $128 a year for speedier security lines; Delta has hired Verified Identity Pass to enroll passengers in Registered Traveler and operate the lines
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VCG offers back-office voice biometrics
New voice activated payments are in the pipeline; voice recognition will be used for both front-end and back-room applications
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