Citizens registering for the China Resident Identity Card can use DigitalPersona’s TouchChip TCS1 silicon sensor fingerprint readers. The Ministry of Public Security under general technical requirements GA/T 1011-2012 has certified the sensors for the China Resident Identity Card. As of Jan. 2012, the new China Resident Identity Card Law requires citizens to have their fingerprints […]

By Phil Scarfo, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Lumidigm It’s hard to believe that in this digital day and age we continue to rely on the decades-old authentication method of usernames and passwords. It was bad enough when we had but a few simple combinations, but now the vast majority of us have dozens […]

Following the announcement of the FIDO Ready Certification program, the 2014 International Consumers Electronics Show (CES) will give FIDO Alliance members the opportunity to display and demo FIDO Ready authentication solutions. The industry, along with its Relying Parties and users have been calling for innovative authentication alternatives from FIDO Alliance members in the hopes that […]

Apple’s decision to include a fingerprint sensor in the new iPhone 5S sent a clear message to competing mobile phone manufacturers and it seems that Samsung and LG will be the first to respond. Bear in mind that the likes of Samsung and LG are not simply reacting to the release of Touch ID; rather […]

UL achieves two GlobalPlatform qualifications UL has revealed that it will enhance its compliance test suite portfolio with the addition of  two new Collis Compliance Test Suites — the GlobalPlatform UICC SCP81 Extension and the GlobalPlatform UICC Memory Management Extension, The Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform UICC SCP81 Extension implements the official test suite developed for […]

MarketsandMarkets has peered into its crystal ball, forecasting the future of biometrics technology beyond its flagship modalities. The new report, entitled “Next Generation Biometric Technologies Market Global Forecast 2012-2017,” examines the next steps for biometrics specifically as it relates to face recognition, fingerprint recognition, voice recognition, iris recognition and signature recognition. Biometric authentication has long […]

Pegatron, the Taiwan-based manufacturer of Apple’s new iPhone 5C device, implemented facial recognition technology to pre-screen and eliminate the employ of underage workers. Employing underage workers is a rather notorious problem in China where Pegatron is utilizing the biometric solution. The Wall Street Journal reveals that the company’s Shanghai branch is utilizing the facial recognition […]

NTIA To develop privacy code of conduct for facial recognition technology The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host a series of meetings to discuss a multi-stakeholder process for the commercial use of facial recognition technology. The first of the NTIA meetings is scheduled for Feb. 6. The Feb. 6 meeting will kick off […]