The Himalayan Times reports that the government of Nepal is going to pilot a biometric national ID card. The program, which will involve 100,000 people, will give citizens smart cards with personal data, thumbprints and a unique ID number. The pilot project is conducted with assistance from the Asian Development Bank and with approval from […]

DigitalPersona, Inc. has released its latest generation of biometric fingerprint sensors designed for mobile identification devices. The DigitalPersona U.are.U 5100 family of fingerprint modules and readers are designed to give handheld terminals used in applications like voting the ability to read fingerprints efficiently while complying with biometric standards. This enables users to implement affordable, power […]

The state of Uttar Pradesh in India will be issuing smart card driving licenses with biometric features, reports India Today. The licenses will feature digital signatures, biometric thumb impressions and a picture of the license holder. License applicants must now apply for licenses in person in order to capture the biometric information. The government will […]

Natural Security in a partnership with Banque Accord, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, Groupe Auchan, Ingenico and Leroy Merlin, announced a pilot that combines a smart payment card, biometrics and mid-range contactless communication. The pilot will be open to customers of Auchan, Leroy Merlin and other participating retailers in the Lille and Bordeaux […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new software suite called Biometric Conformance Test Software for Data Interchange Formats (BioCTS2012) for biometrics users to test biometrics apps against the NIST standard. The software tests against the ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 standard, which provides a defined method for digitally encoding and storing biometric data. […]

Intercede announced the availability of its MyID CardChecker App for Apple iOS. This app enables government agencies and enterprises to read and display electronic information from PIV, PIV-I, commercial identity verification (CIV) or TWIC smart cards on an iPhone or iPad. Intercede has developed a downloadable mobile app – available in the Apple app store […]

The Emirates Identity Authority claims to hold the world’s largest database of civil integrated biometrics and has applied to the World Record Academy to verify its record. The database holds information from the UAE population register system and as of October 11, it contains 103 million decimal and rounded fingerprints, palm prints, hand print and […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the fall 2012 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]

Apple has been granted a patent for a new, two-step screen-unlocking feature that incorporates biometrics. A report by Patently Apple dissects the recent patent in detail. Utilizing integrated biometrics, the Apple patent could also see use in e-commerce transactions. Apple has been refining next wave e-commerce security features using biometrics for some time and the […]

Precise Biometrics has announced a six-month contract with Impeco Group to deliver match-on-card technology. The Match-On-Card solution will be incorporated into Impeco’s system, enabling the company to provide a unique link between patient ID and the in-vitro automation process. Match-on-Card will enable the patient ID to be verified at the point of sample extraction, when […]