The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) has developed a multi-modal biometrics system capable of capturing and authenticating via face, iris, ear, palm and fingerprint, according to a Rediff Business article. Beyond the possibility for various commercial uses of the system, IITK is also pushing for their prototype to be considered for use in the […]

Nandan Nilekani, former co-chairman of biometrics developer Infosys and now heading up India’s biometric registration project, has reported that he is playing a much different role than he is used to, according to a Wall Street Journal article. Nilekani says rather than depending on his technical skills and knowledge to get things done he is […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security has proposed a new program that would see the collection of both fingerprint and iris data from foreigner visitors as they leave the country, according to a National Post article. This new project would be in addition to program like US-VISIT, which sees foreign visitors’ biometric data being […]

Suprema, a developer of biometric systems and solutions, has announced they have been chosen by the Indian Government to provide its RealScan-D biometric scanning system, a mobile fingerprint scanner, for India’s National Population Register project. The collection of India’s population’s biometric data includes all ten fingerprints as well as a photograph and demographic data. In […]

Gemalto announced that Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM), the Portuguese Mint and National Printing Office, has started issuing its Sealys Resident cards, compliant with the electronic European Residence Permit (eERP) specifications and the latest ICAO Extended Access Control standards. Gemalto is delivering 150,000 cards per year as of 2009 and over the next two years […]

Following years of testing of the technology, James Loudermilk, a technologist from the FBI, has announced that the agency sees no point in utilizing facial recognition biometrics, according to an article from The Register. Instead, Loudermilk revealed the FBI’s plans to add iris scans to their database that now holds both fingerprint and DNA data […]

With programs such as the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) that track non-U.S. citizens entering the country via biometric data in place, select members of congress are now pushing for a similar system to be enacted that would also track those leaving the country, according to a Fierce Government IT article. The […]

The school board in Pittsburgh, Pa. has issued an order that gives their middle and high school students a couple weeks to sign-up for the school lunch program that sees them using biometric data as a form of payment rather than refillable debit cards or passwords connected to lunch accounts, according to a Post Gazette […]

Gemalto will be deploying its Dexxis Instant Issuance solution in Indonesia to enable on-the-spot delivery of microprocessor–based banking cards in an effort to reach citizens spread across 17,500 islands where 90% don’t use, or are not familiar with, banks. Gemalto’s solution is decentralized instant card issuance–in-person and in-branch. Dexxis includes EMV smart cards, servers, software, […]

Elias Messaike, a forensic biologist in Sydney, Australia, is pushing for Australian police to utilize ears as way of identifying individuals, according to an ABC Australia News article. On top of it being a reliable means of identification verification, Messaike points to other benefits of using the biometric mode including its practicality, speed, lack of […]