29 May, 2013Natural Security pilot demonstrates higher spending
A six-month pilot of Natural Security’s payment technology saw more than 800 transaction a month and higher-transaction amounts than those with typical payment cards. Natural Security announced results of the pilot that included biometrics and mid-range contactless payment cards. The pilot was with financial institutions Banque Accord, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and […]
28 May, 2013Rumors: Biometrics imminent for next generation Apple devices
Early reports from Taiwanese components suppliers suggest that the next iteration of the iPhone – likely the 5S – will feature capacitive-touch, sapphire crystal Home buttons that will support a new form of fingerprint scanning. According to a report on the iPhone 5 News Blog, Taiwanese-based TechNews, who claims to have contacts within Apple’s chain […]
24 May, 2013Face recognition: Fact from fiction
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, news outlets reported that facial recognition systems were not of much help in identifying the suspects from surveillance footage. Since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks facial recognition has been both touted as a magic bullet for spotting terrorists in a crowd and derided as an invasion […]
23 May, 2013House subcommittee hears testimony on the future of biometrics
In May, the U.S. House Subcommittees on Research and Technology held a joint hearing to discuss the state of biometric technologies, their current applications, future uses, challenges of adoption and how they can impact public policies. Chairman Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) noted that biometric technology has made inroads in business, government and industry over the last […]
22 May, 2013Biometrics conference holds competitions for iris sensors, liveness detection
The IEEE-sponsored BTAS 2013 — Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems — conference is an event that seeks to further the technology and its use cases. While the conference enables experts to submit papers, demoes and exhibitions, it’s also sponsoring biometric competitions. The 2013 installment of BTAS will feature two open competitions, the Cross Sensor Comparison […]
22 May, 2013Senate approves biometric exit pilots
The U.S. Senate approved a pilot that will have the Homeland Security capturing biometrics from foreign travelers exiting the country, according to a report in USA Today. The Senate Judiciary Committee has been debating the immigration bill. Last week it defeated a proposal that would have called for biometric exit tracking of travelers citing its […]
20 May, 2013Episode 108: Biometric payments on campus
San Jose State University wants to improve payment authentication on campus. So when it ran across Natural Security at a conference it decided to explore using the biometric and mobile security technology on campus to improve payment security. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan spoke with Brian Mitchler, the services systems manager for Spartan Shops at the […]
17 May, 2013FBI launches third increment of NGI system
The Federal Bureau of Investigation launched Increment three of its Next Generation Identification (NGI) program, which features improved search accuracy for latent fingerprints and adds a nationwide palm print identification system. Lockheed Martin provided the technology behind these added features. These improvements are part of the FBI’s plan to phase in upgrades to its biometric identification […]
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