The Chicago Public Schools has awarded a fingerprinting services contract to Accurate Biometrics, making this its fourth consecutive award. The contract will last for two years, with an option to renew for a third year. Opting to go with a local company, the nation’s third largest school district will provide services that affect both students […]

When Wired writer Mat Honan had several of his cloud-connected online Mac, iPhone and iPad accounts hacked, the result led to a painful experience and has cloud-based software and service providers under fire for their levels of security. ZDNet blogger Jason Perlow writes that Honan’s passwords were compromised by hackers tricking Apple support reps into […]

The Palm Beach County, Fla., school district is considering implementing biometric fingerprint scanners for a variety of student functions, including bus service, library usage, attendance and lunches. As written on EdWeek’s Digital Education blog, the school district surveyed its principals and found that 60% wanted to add biometrics for a variety of student uses. Based […]

Animetrics has joined forces with forces with security and surveillance specialist View Systems Inc. to provide a new level of security screening. Animetrics’ 3D facial recognition technology will be incorporated into View Systems’ concealed weapons detection program for use in correctional facilities and public infrastructures like stadiums, courthouses and schools. The new 3D facial recognition […]

HID Global has detailed some key trends that are sure to impact government identity programs in the coming years. With counterfeiting and tampering proving to be an ever-present threat to security, privacy and authentication efficiency, HID Global believes that the next five years will be crucial. In a report released by Acuity Market Intelligence, it […]

A wrist watch-like device developed by Cory Cornelius, a scientist at Dartmouth University, can determine a person’s “bioimpedance” that would enable medical devices to identify its wearer. The device measures the wearer’s unique response to a weak electrical signal, and when used in conjunction with medical devices like blood pressure cuffs could send patient information […]

The U.K.’s Post Office Limited has enrolled more than 1.5 million individuals in its Applicant Enrollment Identification (AEI) service that collects biometric information for identification. The AEI service utilizes 3M Cogent Biometric Enrollment Stations (CBES) to capture applicants’ fingerprints, photographs and digital signatures for use by various clients, including the Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) […]