Ceelox has announced that it has developed a new solution for biometric-based login to cloud-based applications. The solution, called Ceelox ID Online, utilizes their own fingerprint authentication in conjunction with OpenID protocol to allow for login to any of the accounts that OpenID services such as Facebook, Yahoo!, Google and many others. Ceelox officials see […]

Precise Biometrics has announced that under its new management group it will be focusing on the U.S. marketplace. The new business plan also intends to focus on the development of its new internal divisions of Mobile, Identity Access Management and Access Management. The new focus is a direct response to the U.S. taking up a […]

U.S. Democratic House Representatives from the Homeland Security Committee have issued a letter to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) outlining their push for a biometric-based fast track security check point for flight crews at airports, according to a NextGov article. The TSA is already piloting such a system, however, the representatives worried that the program […]

Lockheed Martin has announced that following a successful Critical Design Review of increment 3 of the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system, which includes latent fingerprint and palm print matching capabilities, the company is also starting to develop and deploy the new capabilities. The NGI is a way for the FBI to collect the biometrics […]

Biometric systems are becoming increasingly common as physical access control solution for gyms and recreation centers due to its ability to maintain high security but with added benefits of removing card issuance from the operating budget, according to an Athletic Business article. While many are using the technology, most of them are still in a […]

Five police agencies around the U.S. have been utilizing a handheld, fingerprint-based biometric scanner as part of an FBI pilot program of its FBI Next Generation Identification System, according to a Pittsburg Post Gazette article. The new system works by increasing a speed at which a state or city police force can get federal criminal […]

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced plans to begin testing a system that would use biometrics to authenticate identities of airline crews separate from passengers, according to a Chicago Tribune article. The details are still being worked out, however, TSA officials are eager to greatly increase the speed for low-risk travelers such as […]

State legislators in New York have proposed a biometric system that would help verify a patient’s identity if they are using Medicaid in an effort to curb the fraud that has resulted in $5 billion annually lost in the state, according to a WNYT News Channel 13 article. The proposed legislation would require users of […]

Operation Asha, a non-government organization in India that monitors Tuberculosis in Indian cities, has been relying on biometrics to keep track of who has been infected in an effort to eradicate the disease completely, according to a Times of India article. Due to their efforts, Operation Asha has been named one of the thirty social […]

The Malaysian Election Commission (EC) is considering utilizing a biometric solution for voter verification in general elections, according to a FutureGov article. While commission officials acknowledge the benefit of having transparency and curbing repeat voters, they are approaching the idea cautiously due to the high cost associated with such a system. Despite their interest in […]