biometric identification
Testing times for the e-passport
News Testing of the e-passports, which carry biometric identification technologies, will be conducted at San Francisco International Airport, as well as Changi Airport in Singapore and Sydney Airport in Australia. [16 Jan 2006]
Researchers pore over biometrics spoofing data
News The research, funded by a $3.1m grant from the National Security Agency and conducted in collaboration with other universities, is part of an ongoing effort to improve biometric authentication and identification. [22 Dec 2005]
Biometrics and RFID tracking on anti-crime wish-list
News The report also said the future will see increased use of biometric identification, and plans to create a "Biometric Centre of Expertise" to help find other uses for the technology. It added: "Similarly, there will be significant benefits when the... [22 Nov 2005]
BT leading the way for identity management
News Among the developments it is working on are biometric access solutions which will enable BT customers to access services over the phone using "voiceprint analysis", revealed exclusively to silicon.com by one of the senior techies working on BT's... [18 Nov 2005]
First biometric passports issued to diplomats
News The first ePassports featuring biometric identification stored on a chip have been issued to British diplomats. The passports are in the same format as the documents which will be issued to the public next year - the "new style passport with... [08 Nov 2005]
Government "in denial" about true ID card costs
News But the Home Office's 'market sounding' document published last month revealed that 265 government departments and public bodies are now expected to rely on the controversial biometric ID cards as the much-touted 'gold standard' for identification. [03 Nov 2005]
Cops to scan own fingers
News Pito built the National Biometric Identification Management System, known as Ident1 - an automated fingerprint and palm search tool. Speaking at the Biometrics 2005 conference in London today, Preston said the UK could start to share criminal... [21 Oct 2005]
Measuring Biometrics: Trends, Projections and Product Profiles for the Latest in Security
White Paper And with the country's focus on protecting its homeland, and the federal government gradually releasing funds for homeland security, expect the airline and travel industries to adopt biometric technology in the short term. [30 Aug 2005]
Biometric standards for ID cards unveiled
News The standards applies to access control and identification systems, for example, information stored on smart cards, as well as the storage of biometric identification data in corporate databases. New international standards on biometric technology... [26 Aug 2005]
Singapore trials biometric payment system
News Upon registration, the thumbprint of the user will be stored in the database and that person will then be given a Personal Identification Number (PIN). The next time a shopper pays for goods in Singapore, he or she might be able to do so by simply... [08 Aug 2005]
ID Cards on Trial: Flawed plans are £19bn "dog's dinner"
News Among the costs the LSE claims the government has underestimated are the biometric card readers and supporting infrastructure, which could cost up to £4,000 each instead of the £250 to £750 each in the Home Office's ID cards regulatory impact... [27 Jun 2005]
CIO Jury: IT leaders slam national ID card plans
News The failure rates of the biometric technology and the practical implications of that are of particular concern to Phil Young, head of IT operations at Amtrak Express Parcels. The government claims the biometric technology is robust enough despite... [27 May 2005]
HP launches ID check product
News It's also compatible with various biometric identification systems and incorporates public key infrastructure and digital signatures, the company said. The National Identity System can handle numerous tasks, including online and offline identity... [27 May 2005]
Ultra Secure Personnel Identification Biometrics Vs. XRF and Elemental Tagging
White Paper Recently there has been a major focus on the use of biometric scanning for identification. Today there are many documents and forms of personal identification required for the conduct of business and everyday life. [19 Apr 2005]
Motorola Case Study: Digital Justice Solution
White Paper Motorola's DJS shares Master Person information across major system components, including demographics and biographics, backed up by positive biometric identification, creating the first known single-vendor implementation of its kind. [19 Apr 2005]
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