19 Oct, 2015A decade after REAL ID
A decade has passed since REAL ID was signed into law. The controversial driver license legislation was met with staunch opposition from many states, some going so far as to legislate against compliance. For the most part, however, the opposition has subsided and there has been significant improvement to both issuance processes and document security.
09 Oct, 2015Episode 150: Galois using biometrics to secure private data
Galois is the final winner of the fourth round of NSTIC pilots. The company and its partners will build tools that rely on biometric authentication to enable the storing and sharing of private information online and integrating mobile device, IoT and transit application for secure home applications.
08 Oct, 2015PotBot app to launch in late October
PotBot is a medical cannabis recommendation engine developed by Potbotics Inc. The company is working on a kiosk that will use facial recognition to identify and then dispense different strains of marijuana to patients.
08 Oct, 2015GPO hits milestone production number, VASCO acquires Silanis
The U.S. Government Publishing Office has produced 5 million Trusted Traveler Program cards; Turkey taps Gemalto for ePassport covers; VASCO announced the execution of an agreement to acquire privately-held Silanis Technology; Tyco released the emerald TS300f Intelligent Fingerprint Terminal.
07 Oct, 2015Report: $5.6 trillion in biometric payments by 2020
Goode Intelligence issued a new report forecasting that by 2020 more than $5.6 trillion of biometric payments will be performed. The consultancy also predicts that by 2020 over 226 billion biometrically secured payment transactions will be made.
06 Oct, 2015Biometrics securing construction sites
Securing construction sites has typically been done with walls bad barbed wire but companies are starting to use biometrics and other identity technologies to know who’s on site. Using these technologies in a construction environment can pose some challenged but also reap some rewards.
05 Oct, 2015Episode 149: MorphoTrust wins second NSTIC pilot
The latest round of NSTIC pilot awards announced by NIST includes a two-time winner. MorphoTrust USA received a grant last year to pilot the creation of an electronic ID in North Carolina for accessing online services and the latest round of funding, the company will continue work on an electronic ID while focusing on the prevention of state tax refund theft.
02 Oct, 2015Route1 secures Fasken Martineau, New access control reader from ZKAccess
Route1 Inc. announced that it has entered into a services agreement with Fasken Martineau; ZKAccess, released its ML10-B biometric fingerprint door lock with built-in Bluetooth technology; Janrain announced Martin Day as its first chief financial officer.
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