19 Jan, 2012SmartMetric introduces biometric-enhanced EMV card
In an effort to increase the security of the current EMV chip and PIN, SmartMetric has created an EMV card enhanced with biometrics. The SmartMetric Chip & Biometric EMV Card incorporates fingerprints to activate the card. It’s designed to increase the security of standard EMV chip and PIN cards, which SmartMetric claims are still vulnerable […]
19 Jan, 2012Suprema receives final certifications for use in UID
Suprema announced that its RealScan-G10 and RealScan-10 line of fingerprint scanners have received final certification from the Government of India’s Standardization Testing & Quality Certification (STQC) to be part of the country’s Unique ID (UID) project. The STQC certification is mandatory for any provider of live fingerprint scanners to be used in the UID project, […]
19 Jan, 2012DARPA working towards new internal biometric authentication systems
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking for proposals for research projects that could yield new biometric systems that authenticate users based on their own unique movements or behaviors such as the way they type or move a mouse, according to a ZDNet article. The intent of the new project, which DARPA […]
18 Jan, 2012Research forecasts voice biometrics a major player in payments
ValidSoft partnered with Opus Research and released a report titled “Voice Biometrics Authentication Best Practices: Overcoming Obstacles to Adoption” that predicts the technology will be deployed in payment authentication assuming the best practices it lays out are followed. Chief among the reasons for an increase n the use of the modality is the increased use […]
18 Jan, 2012Biometrics, mobile ID tech drive expansion of civil ID programs
By: Jim Fulton, Vice President at Digital Persona Inc. Looking back at the last 18 months, I am amazed by the progress biometric civil ID programs have made around the world. Whether it is the national elections in Brazil and Nigeria, or the widespread ID enrollment program in India, fingerprint biometrics have been a significant […]
18 Jan, 2012Finger scanning utilized at two West Virginia high schools
High schools in Jefferson County, W.V. will be implementing biometric finger scanning in an effort to provide security for the students’ cafeteria accounts. Purpose of the program, according to school officials, is to eliminate clerical errors and to provide students with an easy way to identify themselves when using the cafeteria. Using the finger scanner […]
17 Jan, 2012After long delays, Algeria launches biometric passports
After a nearly three-year delay, the Algerian government has finally launched its biometric passport program. Magharebia reports that the biometric passports, which contain a contactless smart card chip that holds a digitized photo, fingerprints and signature, were supposed to be released in 2009. But the documents were delayed due to complexities with the operation of […]
16 Jan, 2012HRS strikes partnership agreement with Olive Group
Human recognition Systems announced a partnership with the Olive Group, a provider of safety, security and technology solutions, that will see the Olive Group distributing HRS’s solutions in the Middle East and North Africa regions. Among the upsides for both companies are that Olive Group already has a significant client base in the areas and […]
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