The increasing use of face recognition on social media and photo sharing sites, while both novel and irksome to the general public, could have devastating effects on people whose livelihood depends on anonymity, such as undercover police officers, according to a Popular Science article. Due to these worries, the Australian Federal Police has started researching […]

The New Zealand Post (NZPost), a state-owned operation that manages the country’s postal service among some other services for citizens, has begun offering passport and digital photo services with software from biometrics developer Daon that includes facial recognition, fingerprint scans and voice samples to be attached to the data, according to a Stuff.co.nz article. The […]

BIO-key International has announced its plans to present a new biometric solution designed for use with the Apple iPad and iPhone at the Allscripts Client Experience event, an event for health care companies, in Nashville, Tenn. in August. The new solution, called iOS Fingerprint Mobile Identification Device (iFMID), is designed as a potential solution for […]

Officials from the Desert Sands Unified School District in California have trialed equipment developed by Global Biometrics Security that would scan students’ fingerprints on school buses. But the district has stopped short of implementation of new biometric programs citing a lack of funds, according to a My Desert article. Rick Majors, director of transportation for […]

AuthenTec has announced that its AES1750 fingerprint sensors are to be included on some new waterproof mobile phones from Fujitsu. Specifically, the biometric feature provided by AuthenTec will be embedded onto the docomo PRIME series F-09C, docomo STYLE series F-10C and the docomo SMART series F-11C phones. All are waterproof and utilize the fingerprint biometrics […]

FIST Enterprises, a developer of biometric technology solutions, has commissioned the design and build of a biometric motorcycle from Paul Jr. Designs. In addition to commissioning the FIST Chopper, its design and creation will be featured on the reality show American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior on the Discovery Channel. The hallmark of the design of […]

Acumen Data Systems, a developer of workforce management and business automation solutions, has announced the development of a new biometric time and attendance system with a variety of capabilities and uses. The time clock, called the GT550, operates via a touchscreen and utilizes fingerprint biometrics for employee authentication. Beyond the biometric and touchscreen functionality of […]

DigitalPersona has announced that Children’s Clinics for Rehabilitative Services has chosen its Pro software and U.are.U Fingerprint Readers to protect its new electronic health records (EHR) system. With more than 25 specialty clinics, primary care and therapy services, Children’s Clinics offers Southern Arizona’s families a range of health care services. The organization was transitioning to […]

Biometric technology developer AuthenTec has announced its TCS2 fingerprint sensor has been selected to be embedded in technology developer TazTag’s new touchscreen tablet. The tablet, called TazPad, runs on the Android operating system and is being touted as a high security option for mobile payments. In addition to offering biometric authentication, the TazPad also has […]

Argus Global has partnered with ievo, a developer of fingerprint solutions, to bring its fingerprint sensors to Argus’ line of fingerprint-based products. The ievo series of fingerprint readers utilizes Lumidigm’s sub-surface multispectral fingerprint scanning that authenticates a user by the fingerprint pattern. It also makes it less likely to be impeded by skin condition and […]