The Incheon International Airport in Korea is using a program developed through its U-Airport Team that enables the use of biometrics to streamline multiple aspects of a traveler’s experience, according to a Future Travel Experience article. The program utilizes a variety of kiosks called U-Self Check-In, U-Departure Gate, U-Immigration and U-Automated Boarding that use fingerprint […]

A new application has been developed for the Android operating system that enables users to secure specific applications by requiring a user pass face recognition before being able to access anything protected, according to a Homeland Security Newswire article. The new app, called Visidon Applock, requires users to be running on Android 2.3, or Gingerbread, […]

As the outrage over the rioting in Vancouver after game seven of the Stanley Cup continues, facial recognition software may help catch the culprits. The New Brunswick Business Journal reports that the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) has offered the Vancouver police department the use of its database and facial recognition software to help […]

Darwin International Airport in Australia has launched its own SmartGate counters that enable users with specific passports to rely on automated kiosks utilizing face recognition to get through customs as opposed to traditional manned counters, according to a ZD Net article. The implementation of the SmartGate technology at Darwin makes it the eighth of Australia’s […]

Foreigners visiting Korea that plan to stay for more than 91 days will be required to register their ten fingerprints and a facial scan upon entry to the country, according to a Korea Herald article. The new program, which is a result of immigration legislation that passed Korea’s National Assembly in April 2010, will also […]

The Biometrics Institute, an independent not-for-profit representing and including members from government, financial services, health care, and biometric technology providers and developers, has released a report detailing the results from its second annual Industry Survey. Among the items detailed in the report are past developments driving the marketplace, potential roadblocks, future applications and future market […]

3M Cogent has announced the release of its new BioTrust biometric logon software developed to replace traditional usernames and passwords with biometrics. The new software is designed for use with Microsoft’s Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 operating systems and utilizes facial and fingerprint recognition to replace traditional means of a variety of logins. In […]

A planned trial for new biometric technology in the Queensland area of Australia would see surveillance cameras installed throughout the area outfitted with face-recognition technology in an effort to track and find wanted criminals or other persons of interest in public spaces, according to a Courier Mail article. The trial would seek to utilize the […]

Schools in the Florida Seminole County school district have decided to drop its four-year-old program involving seven schools that saw students utilizing a fingerprint-based authentication system to pay for their school lunch, according to an Orlando Sentinel article. The decision was based almost entirely on the savings dropping the system would mean for the district […]

A case for biometric technologies inclusion in mobile phones is made citing its potential in terms of addressing consumer needs for data protection, device security and inclusion in mobile services and operations in a Tech Biometric article. While some of the biometric capabilities for phones would require embedded or integrated hardware such as scanners to […]