471 stories on
Sort by: Date | Relevance
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 Firstly they will be required to present a photo ID pass to an electronic reader as they have done previously, but then they will have their fingerprint checked by a scanner from biometrics firm Daon, to confirm their identity and authorise access.
[07 May 2003]
Leader However, they would seem to sum up the current state of biometrics around most of the world. However, our initial point - that the march of biometrics is unstoppable - seems to be born out by what top IT users are telling us.
[06 Jan 2004]
whitepaper As the biometrics are automated methods of identifying a person or verifying the identity of a person based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic. This paper focuses on biometric technologies which are becoming the foundation of an...
[04 Jan 2005]
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 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]
whitepaper Biometrics have finally arrived as a viable identification technology for the mass market. However, this legal framework should not be so restrictive as to curtail the development, research and implementation of biometrics.
[24 Feb 2004]
News The biometrics market is about to complete the first phase of its development lifecycle, and while there has been some progress on the technology and legislation fronts, there hasn't been enough and it has been too fragmented for the large scale...
[07 Oct 2005]
Cheat Sheet Biometrics? Not really, though there are some concerns about whether biometrics may create serious problems relating to identity theft. The financial sector is looking at biometrics as a way of verifying your identity and adding a further layer of...
[20 Apr 2004]
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]
Comment Sky-high biometrics Biometrics the future for flying bliss? By 2015 I predict it will be possible to temporarily assume someone else's biometrics pretty much at will using cosmetic techniques. Responding to Richard's comments, the introduction of...
[28 Feb 2008]
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]
News Increasing numbers of Britons are familiar with the use of biometrics and by a margin of three-to-one believe it is more reliable than traditional security methods. A recent poll of predominantly private sector CIOs by silicon.com showed two-thirds...
[06 Jan 2004]
News Spending on IT by transport companies in Europe will leap up over the next three years as they start testing biometrics and other security technologies. It added: "Going forward into 2006, IDC expects that field trials of new technologies such as...
[07 Feb 2006]
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]
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 Stronger security technologies such as biometrics and public key infrastructure (PKI) are at the heart of companies' future IT security plans, according to the latest silicon.com CIO Jury. Biometrics will play a useful part in securing the mobile...
[25 Nov 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 A growing number of large end-user organisations are making the switch to biometrics-based solutions to overcome the perennial problems users continue to have with passwords. Speaking at the silicon.com CIO Forum, Graham Yellowley, IT director at...
[28 Sep 2005]
Sort by: Date | Relevance
Copyright ©1995-2008 CNET Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Top of page