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2,500 people to test ID card biometrics
News The Home Office has outlined plans to test the accuracy of its biometric technology on 2,500 citizens just days after MPs voted in favour of the ID cards bill. To test enrolment and verification performance of the biometric systems the Home Office... [20 Oct 2005]
The A to Z of biometrics
News Biometric identity systems, until a few years ago the stuff of science fiction, are now hitting the big time in the real world. B is for Behavioural biometric B is for Behavioural biometric B is for Behavioural biometric [20 Jul 2006]
Police crackdown to see drivers fingerprinted
News Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security. B is for Behavioural biometric A is for Accuracy The pilot is scheduled for completion in December 2007 and will help explore accuracy and capacity issues... [22 Nov 2006]
Want to visit the US? Now you have to show your biometrics...
News Travellers to the US will now be subject to a biometric inspection every time they journey through or to the States - being digitally photographed and fingerprinted by officials. Barclays ran trials of similar biometric technology for possible use... [06 Jan 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: We need multiple biometrics
Comment Why should we think that a hand or thumb, lip or ear, face or body, voice or other biometric print will suffice as part of a complete electronic recognition system? The voice and other biometric data is easy to mimic or forge, and just about... [12 Mar 2007]
Biometric fingerprint checks for UK visas
News All applicants for visas to enter the UK will face biometric fingerprint checks from the end of this month. B is for Behavioural biometric Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security. [14 Jan 2008]
Biometric airport security flies high with passengers
News B is for Behavioural biometric Asked whether they'd be happy to go through biometric security checks in airports, nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of respondents to a silicon.com reader poll said they would.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics [27 Jun 2007]
Biometric airport security gets thumbs-up
News Air travellers have backed biometric security checks after a four-month trial of the passenger screening technology at London's Heathrow airport. Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security. [20 Jun 2007]
FBI proposes global biometric criminal database
News UK police are in talks with the FBI about an international biometric database to track down the world's most wanted criminals and terrorists.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know... [15 Jan 2008]
EU border checks go biometric
News Visitors to Europe will face biometric screening and automated security checks under proposals for a shake-up of EU border controls. B is for Behavioural biometric Biometric data would be submitted by travellers from outside the EU when applying... [14 Feb 2008]
Voice Biometrics as a Natural and Cost-Effective Method of Authentication
White Paper In the past, voice biometrics took a back seat to other physical biometric methods of identification and verification, such as fingerprints, facial recognition and iris scans, but new algorithms and more robust computer processing power have... [13 Apr 2007]
silicon.com gets a UK biometric ID card
Comment First up is the facial biometric. OK, that's what many people would like us to believe registering for a biometric ID card is like, but - whatever your personal views on the pros and cons of the controversial scheme - the truth couldn't be further... [12 Aug 2004]
Improved Fingerprint Matching by Distortion Removal
White Paper However, this biometric technology still suffers from problems with the handling of bad quality prints. The distortion modelling and correction are explained, and results are presented demonstrating significant improvements in matching accuracy... [31 Aug 2007]
Biometrics open up Heathrow Terminal One
News Biometric passenger checks have landed at Heathrow that will allow domestic travellers to access more shops and restaurants.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric... [08 Feb 2008]
Biometrics the future for flying bliss?
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 Click on the links below to find out everything you'll... [21 Feb 2008]
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