Identity authentication

US Biometrics takes on project in Texas
Illinois firm teams up with a Texas partner to offer fingerprint biometric products to the various departments in the Texas state government
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Germany to introduce an electronic ID card
The German federal government plans to introduce an electronic ID card similar to the electronic passport already in use; for the industry, the device will create a significant additional business
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New Mexico's new driver's license
The state’s new licenses are several steps closer to what the Patriot Act will require in the way of approved identification
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U.K. £18 million National Identity Register deal awarded
French firm Thales awarded £18 million to design, build, test, and operate an early version of the U.K. National Identity Register (NIR) and ID card application system
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The pace of development and adoption of biometric technologies accelerates
Biometric technology has been with us for more than two decades, but how will it evolve over the next ten years? John Davies, managing director of access control specialist TDSi, answers
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New Zealand to use biometrics to monitor immigration
Technology will allow border control staff to conduct biometric checks on inbound and outbound passengers
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South Africa leads the way in biometrics
Biometrics conference held today in South Africa highlights a little-known fact: South Africa is an international leader in its application of biometric technology solutions
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Exporting biometrics outside the U.S. by the book
The U.S. government controls the export of biometric hardware, software, and technologies; U.S. biometric companies would be wise to comply with the various control regulations
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Security research
Imperial College London launches the Institute for Security Science and Technology; new outfit will research techniques for preventing identity theft to safeguarding transport infrastructure, energy supplies, and communication networks
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Pocket-sized, portable, private: the plusID Personal Biometric Token
John Petze, CEO of Privaris, about the plusID: “The security system wants proof of identity. Wouldn’t it be possible to satisfy that demand with something that can be carried on the person? Well, it is possible.”
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An HS Daily Wire conversation with Robert Horton of Motorola
Motorola’s Biometrics Business Unit has more than 300 customers in 40 countries; Robert Horton, director of Portfolio Management & Strategy, Biometrics Business Unit, Motorola, expects an increased number of deployments incorporating Motorola’s multi-modal and Mobile ID functionality with seamless mobility
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New crime: Forged eye biometrics recognition stamps
How accurate is iris scanning biometric technology? read on: Three individuals are arresed at the Dubai airport for smuggling forged eye biometrics recognition stamps; the criminals’ goal: to facilitate the entry to the UAE of individuals who were previously banned
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US-VISIT
James Jasinski, CEO, Cogent Systems, comments on a young program that is discharging an immense responsibility
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Identity is a matter of who you are
The next step for business and government is to define and maintain a consistent global approach to applying security enhancing solutions within an ethical privacy framework
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TSA: ACLU’s terrorist watch list facts and figures are a myth
The Transportation Security Administration refutes the facts and figures used by the ACLU in the latter’s claim that the list is now 1-million strong
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