Kim Mills was working in the U.S. Visitor Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program in 2004 when Congress mandated that the Department of Homeland Security implement a biometric-based entry and exit system. Since then she has been involved in a number of biometric deployments, including 10-prints at ports of entry and working on different system for biometric exit of the U.S.

Atom Bank will deploy biometrics to ease the log-in process in the New Year. The move comes amid broader adoption of biometrics as both a means of identification and security.

Biometrics became a big part of Janice Kephart’s work after the September 11 attacks, but she’s been involved with the identity market since the late 90’s. She served as counsel to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology and Terrorism where she was responsible for conducting investigations into counter-terrorism issues and had oversight of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. She put together the only Congressional hearing into the foreign terrorist threat prior to 9/11.

Many bold claims were made about facial recognition technology in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. Vendors said facial recognition could spot wanted criminals in a crowd and perhaps stop terrorists from entering the country. The reality was quite different as it turns out that the technology works best with cooperative subjects and good quality images.

Advanced Optical Solutions Inc. is out to change the way fingerprint biometrics are captured with that it’s calling “zero-touch fingerprints.” The company now has an FBI-certified system that enables authentication by waving a hand through a small door.

2016 is quickly approaching and in anticipation of the Workshop: Applying Measurement Science in the Identity Ecosystem, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has released some white papers to help move the conversation along.

The Internet of Things (IoT) promises new opportunities for consumers and businesses to improve productivity and quality of life. At the same time, the IoT opens the door to new threats to information privacy. The vision for the information superhighway has come true, but sadly it’s creating a number of new IoT-related on-ramps that cybercriminals can use.