Biometrics

Biometric security about to enter the mainstream
Accenture’s Alastair MacWillson says that for biometrics to enter the mainstream, convenience is crucial
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Precise Biometrics in NIST Match-on-Card feasibility study
Swedish company has been advocating the advantages of Match-on-Card technology for a while; NIST now invites company for a feasibility demonstration
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Alternative to biometrics: Google search
U.S. border guards Google the names of Canadians trying to enter the U.S., and it does not take much to turn would-be visitors away — at times, for life
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NY lawmakers, DHS close to agreening on passport alternative
DHS wanted U.S. citizens crossing into Canada to be required to carry a passport; upstate New York businesses said it would ruin regional economy; enhanced driver license may be the compromise
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SAIC, U Kent in biometric colaboration
SAIC and the University of Kent will collaborate on addressing the needs of the international biometrics market.
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Remembering faces may replace text-based passwords
The human brain has an innate ability to remember faces; companies develop access control and authentication technologies based on this innate ability
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GeoVision, Hitachi offer finger vein authentication
Hitachi already has several Japanese banks as clients for its finger vein authentication; it now marries its technology with video specialist GeoVision for an integrated access control solution
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Panel calls for more emphasis on tracking departing visitors
House committee urges more attention — and funds — to using biometric technologies to track not only those who enter the U.S., but also those who leave
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IBIA calls for injecting biometrics into Basic Pilot
The comprehensive immigration overhaul bill may have filed in Congress, but the biometrics keep pushing for biometrics-based employment verification
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New (or is it old?) biometric technology: Handwriting recognition
University of Glasgow researchers develop handwriting-recognition access-control technology
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Passport requirement plan for border may be scrapped
Business people in upstate New York welcome DHS’s apparent retreat on the U.S.-Canada border passport requirement
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Sagem Morpho shows versatile biometric access control
MorphoAccess 500 Series biometric access control terminal offers many security features and speedy identification
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Northrop Grumman presents team for handling FBI's NGI contract
The FBI wants to upgrade its biometric procedure and database, and Northrop Grumman heads a team eager to undertake the project
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Zerco biometric ID card serves as IAASP conference card
Ohio-based biometric company earns kudos as it offers its card as the official ID card of a conference for security officials
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Kiwis will be subjected to face scans when entering Australia
Facial recognition options in New Zealand are still being evaluated, but Aussies go ahead following a public trial in Brisbane
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