Advanced Optical Solutions Inc. is out to change the way fingerprint biometrics are captured with that it’s calling “zero-touch fingerprints.” The company now has an FBI-certified system that enables authentication by waving a hand through a small door.

2016 is quickly approaching and in anticipation of the Workshop: Applying Measurement Science in the Identity Ecosystem, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has released some white papers to help move the conversation along.

HID Global has received an order from the U.S. government for the redesign, manufacture and supply of the country’s Green Card; Crossmatch announced that the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees has deployed the company’s fingerprint scanner to enroll refugees and migrants entering the country; GMO GlobalSign has previewed its upcoming identity and access management solution.

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the Winter 2015 Regarding ID magazine. Some highlights from this issue include: Wallet holds DNA for digital ID, Protecting kids’ online identities, Municipal governments issuing IDs and Clear IDs resurrected at airports, stadiums.

Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the applied research arm at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In 2013, GTRI was awarded $1.7 million to develop and demonstrate a Trustmark Framework for the Identity Ecosystem.

Employees aren’t taking best practice security practices into their personal lives, according to the Ping Identity 2015 Online Identity Study. While 74% of employees wouldn’t give up their work login credentials for anything, a third of respondents noted that they would give up their personal email information.

Changes to the visa waiver program were announced but there is still a security gap. Countries need to link the passport to the traveler though biometrics in order to truly secure borders.