Florida state legislatures are considering a proposal that would prohibit school districts from collecting biometric information – including fingerprints, handprints, iris and voice. The measure being considered by the lawmakers is part of a larger bill meant to address concerns over student data security. The fear expressed by biometrics skeptics is that the collection of students’ […]

Goode Intelligence predicts that by the end of 2015 there will be 619 million people using biometrics on their mobile devices. This not only refers to fingerprint biometrics but other modalities including voice, iris, facial and behavioral biometrics. The consumerization of biometrics is making mobile device protection and identity verification more convenient. Goode Intelligence believes […]

MorphoTrust USA has won awards to provide fingerprint-based background checks for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, the New Jersey Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police and fingerprint channeling services in Nevada for the Department of Public Safety. These agreements could yield up to $25.2 million in revenue over the […]

To truly get a picture of how age progression impacts biometrics, researchers need operational data from systems. Lab tests just won’t cut it. The problem is that the vast majority of biometric systems haven’t been deployed for long enough to really evaluate the toll that time takes. “There’s no way to fake it, you need […]

Datacard, Morpho issuing INTERPOL travel documents Datacard Group announced that it has partnered with Morpho to support the INTERPOL Travel Document Initiative. Morpho is providing the secure ID management and document production solution used by INTERPOL in the issuance of electronic travel documents to its officials.  Datacard Group is supplying its 3D laser engraving technology […]

HID Global released its projections for trends that will have the greatest impact on the secure identity industry in 2014. The predictions encompass a range of solutions and technologies, including anticipated advances in physical and logical access control, secure issuance, identity assurance, visitor management, electronic ID (eID) and secure asset tracking. Selva Selvaratnam, CTO at […]

A camera and microphone is what consumers will need for online access using Facebanx authentication technology. The technology is being trialed by a telecommunications firm freeing its customers from the need to remember their passwords and saving money by eliminating password reset calls. Other trials due later this month include multi-national banks that are seeking […]