Voice recognition technology could prove a useful tool in efforts to keep fraudsters from gaining access to a company’s client’s personal information from call centers. Simon Cranswick, general manager for interactive solutions at developer Dimension Data, made these comment at the Customer Interact Forum about the importance for measures that could reduce fraud committed via […]

The state of Massachusetts has implemented a face recognition system that it uses as a tool to combat identity fraud in the state by looking through its database of driver’s license pictures on the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. But the system has left some people incorrectly accused of wrong-doing, according to a Boston.com article. […]

NCR Corp., a developer of cash registers and other cash-based technologies, has developed a free-standing, pillar-shaped ATM that is designed for use in under-developed countries where bank access and literacy are major issues for population’s access to cash, according to a Scientific American article. Specifically, the solution has done away with the standard aspects of […]

DigitalPersona has announced that it has deployed the U.are.U Fingerprint Biometrics solution to Rage Inc., a Pizza Hut franchisee, to be incorporated into a biometric time and attendance solution. The new fingerprint scanners will be used in 118 total Pizza Hut locations throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia and will be incorporated […]

The Incheon International Airport in Korea is using a program developed through its U-Airport Team that enables the use of biometrics to streamline multiple aspects of a traveler’s experience, according to a Future Travel Experience article. The program utilizes a variety of kiosks called U-Self Check-In, U-Departure Gate, U-Immigration and U-Automated Boarding that use fingerprint […]

NEC Corp. has announced it has deployed a new automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) to the Anhui Province Public Safety Authority that will focus on assisting law enforcement with screening criminals and suspects based on fingerprints left at crime scenes. The new system includes more than 1800 AFIS terminals with an additional 500 planned for […]

PICS Smartcard, a provider of smart card, biometric and single sign-on solutions, has announced it has signed an agreement with Orcanthus France to distribute its fingerprint readers to Canada with additional distribution rights for the U.S. The line of fingerprint readers PICS will be distributing to its clientele were developed by id3 Semiconductors and tested […]

A new application has been developed for the Android operating system that enables users to secure specific applications by requiring a user pass face recognition before being able to access anything protected, according to a Homeland Security Newswire article. The new app, called Visidon Applock, requires users to be running on Android 2.3, or Gingerbread, […]

Darwin International Airport in Australia has launched its own SmartGate counters that enable users with specific passports to rely on automated kiosks utilizing face recognition to get through customs as opposed to traditional manned counters, according to a ZD Net article. The implementation of the SmartGate technology at Darwin makes it the eighth of Australia’s […]

Foreigners visiting Korea that plan to stay for more than 91 days will be required to register their ten fingerprints and a facial scan upon entry to the country, according to a Korea Herald article. The new program, which is a result of immigration legislation that passed Korea’s National Assembly in April 2010, will also […]