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Leader Often even the same technology - biometrics, say - is accepted in one application and not in another. Airport security, for instance, is shaping up to be one area where biometrics are welcomed. And new research shows the general public in the UK...
[07 Feb 2007]
News Biometrics and a database of violent criminals and sex offenders are at the heart of the police's use of technology to fight crime over the next five years. A biometrics research and demonstration lab will be established on PITO premises by...
[25 Jun 2003]
whitepaper Among the many reactions to the September 11 tragedy has been a renewed attention to biometrics. Other proposals include the use of biometrics with ID cards and in airports, e.g.video surveillance enhanced by facial-recognition technology.
[16 Dec 2004]
News By 2015, biometric technology will make getting on a plane almost as easy as getting on the Tube or train today, according to a leading border security expert.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics By 2015 the majority of people arriving in and...
[21 Feb 2008]
whitepaper This paper explores the fundamental roadblocks for widespread adoption of biometrics as a means of automatic person identification: effective and efficient pattern recognition; ensuring system integrity, system application integrity and return on...
[22 Sep 2006]
News That's where we see the percentage of people that can't use biometrics going up and up. Biometrics have the potential to improve business processes, but only if the systems are robust, reliable and easy to install and maintain.
[14 Dec 2004]
Comment Banks may talk of using biometrics but doing so would hardly be a foolproof means of providing secure transactions, says Martin Brampton. It is hard to avoid the conclusion that biometrics in banking is just another variant of the grand façade.
[03 May 2005]
News Eckhard van Deest, general manager of security solutions biometrics, NEC, said: "We are proud to be part of this project, because it means we can make a contribution to the security of our Olympic team in Athens.
[11 Aug 2004]
News Due to the high-volume of questions and the wide variety of issues pouring in to the editorial mailbag for our Biometrics Q&A we've added more experts and are giving you one last chance to send in your questions on ALL aspects of biometrics...
[13 Aug 2004]
News Biometrics has traditionally focussed on identifying individuals through iris or fingerprint identification, but this technique could be fundamentally flawed. Instead, the solution to securing financial transactions, according to security gurus is...
[24 Oct 2001]
whitepaper Biometrics is a high tech word for an old concept: how they go about recognizing one another. Examples of biometrics include iris and retina scanning, digitized fingerprints, hand geometry and speaker recognition.
[14 Feb 2005]
News The system speeds up the process by checking a visa applicant's ID and biometrics against a database held in the UK. He said the system, provided by PA Consulting Group and Software AG, was far more efficient than relying on manually checking...
[05 Mar 2008]
News Biometrics experts from industry and government have banded together to form an organisation to tackle some of the serious standards issues that could delay widespread deployment of the technology. The main aim of Ibac is to remove the ambiguity...
[16 Nov 2005]
News The public are being invited to try out the technology behind the national ID card scheme at the UK Passport Service's (UKPS) "biometrics roadshow". He said in a statement: "This roadshow is very much a hands-on experience and people will be able...
[12 Sep 2005]
whitepaper Biometrics technology may be an option for any organization that uses physical cards, documents, passwords, or identification numbers to secure data stored in electronic format on a computer or Automated Teller Machine (ATM).
[18 Apr 2005]
Comment Last week we asked you to submit questions to our panel of experts on all aspects of biometrics. There are however some important caveats that will mean that we will not see widespread or rapid adoption of biometrics in this way in the near to...
[20 Aug 2004]
News Consultancy firm Lexis Nexis found biometrics, which uses a person's irises, thumbprints, voice and even facial features as unique identifiers, is not enough to protect users' private data. Biometrics will become a secure authenticator when...
[27 Feb 2002]
Leader However, the ardent opposition of yesteryear to these biometrics appears to be fading, perhaps predictably, as individuals realise there could be something in it for them. Read silicon.com's A to Z of biometrics.
[31 Oct 2006]
whitepaper Biometrics can enhance PKI technology, and, symbiotically, PKI technology can secure biometric technology. The process of verifying that the person with whom a system is communicating or conducting a transaction is, in fact, that specific...
[24 Feb 2004]
whitepaper Because biometrics-based authentication offers several advantages over other authentication methods, there has been a significant surge in the use of biometrics for user authentication in recent years.
[29 Mar 2005]
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