The FBI has invested $1 billion in a biometrics-based identification system to help catch criminals, reports ZD Net. The Next Generation Identification (NGI) program will improve the FBI’s existing fingerprint ID service. It also plans on including other biometric measures such as facial recognition, iris scanning, DNA analysis, voice identification and potentially also rolled and […]

Tamron USA has announced that its partnership with Lumenera has produced a FIPS 201 certified security and surveillance camera. The Lumenera Lu375C equipped with Tamron’s M12VM412 CCTV lens has been awarded FIPS201 certification and also meets U.S. federal government standards for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) in facial image capturing systems. Tamron’s M12VM412 lens— with its […]

Sofia Airport in Bulgaria has installed four immigration e-gates in its Terminal 2 to speed up the the border clearance process, reports Future Travel Experience. The e-gates use e-passports and facial recognition software to complete the immigration process. Adults arriving from the EU, European Economic Area and Switzerland will be able to take advantage of […]

In the wake of widespread public surveillance and alleged identification technologies like facial recognition, concerns for individual privacy may out-weigh those for state security. Made famous by their efforts to promote personal identity, “hacktivist” group Anonymous has produced a video detailing ways to avoid facial recognition and cyber-surveillance. In a video entitled “Fighting Trapwire,” Anonymous […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has agreed to co-sponsor this year’s Biometrics Consortium Conference with the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA). The conference will take place Sept. 18-21, 2012, at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla. The conference will discuss the latest advances […]

UK-based Wavestore, a video management software (VMS) company, has integrated FaceFirst Biometric’s biometric facial recognition software into its products, reports SourceSecurity.com. FaceFirst’s software is used for security and surveillance, particularly at border crossings, airports and other businesses to help identify suspects, known criminals, terrorists, illegal immigrants, shoplifters and even VIPs. The software can detect these […]

All law enforcement agencies in the U.S. will be able to take advantage of the FBI’s facial recognition database. The FBI has expanded the pilot of its software and later this summer will enable police and other law enforcement agencies to have free access to its system, reports Government Computer News. By tapping into the […]

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 […]

Immigration officials have begun testing a new identification system at two airports near Tokyo designed to speed up immigration procedures, according to The Japan Times. The testing at Tokyo International Airport, commonly known as Haneda Airport, and the Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture will determine whether facial recognition and other biometric data stored in […]

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 […]