NEC—in partnership with criminal justice and law enforcement solutions expert DataWorks Plus—has announced the introduction of the JNET Facial Recognition System to the Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET). Using DataWork’s FACE plus software and NEC’s NeoFace facial recognition matching software to process and compare images, JNET’s new facial recognition system will provide justice information to nearly […]

While biometric technology continues to advance to the point where its a reliable method of authentication, some of the barriers to its overall acceptance in society may be too much for technology alone to overcome. As written on Computerworld, evangelical Christians are using websites to promote the evil nature of biometrics, claiming that usage of […]

Biometrics were supposed to come to Nashik, India this year, as all ashramshalas and tribal schools were to install the devices to record attendance for students, teachers, employees and officials. However, as the August 15 deadline approached, about ten percent of establishments still weren’t finished with the installation. As reported by the Times of India, […]

Voxeo has released a new security suite of products designed to fight social engineering attacks and fraud. The security suite provides identity verification and streamlines the authentication process so that attackers cannot access personal information culled from online public databases and social media sites. Attackers use this information to manipulate call center employees into sharing […]

Researchers at Dartmouth College have published a paper describing how a sensor bracelet can passively take biometric readings for heath care identification. The team is examining the bracelet as an option to help authenticate the wearer and identify medical needs by using bioimpedance as a metric. This technology could simplify medical record gathering and share […]

Researchers at Iowa State University are exploring the concept of keystroke authentication as a way to replace passwords, reports CNET. Associate professor of engineering Morris Chang is working with a team to identify people by their typing methods and keystroke speed. The goal is not just to authenticate someone logging into a website or system, […]

The 2012 Black Hat conference made headlines claiming iris biometrics had been hacked. But don’t go sounding the warning alarms quite yet. While it’s true that researchers discovered a potential vulnerability, there are countermeasures in place that make the hack impossible, or at least improbable, in the real world. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan spoke with […]

Nashville-based Redpepper ad agency is piloting a system that uses facial recognition technology to encourage consumers to check in at local businesses with their social media accounts. As reported on Wired, the system, called Facedeals, relies on cameras loaded with facial recognition software that are mounted at businesses. The cameras get permission to recognize a […]