Winthrop University will roll out iris biometrics in the fall and is capturing the data from all incoming students as it contemplates expanding use of the security technology. The 6,170 student university will begin testing the iris scanners at Macfeat Early Childhood Laboratory School, an on-campus pre-school program where the university’s education majors are trained, […]

Some 81% of Europeans favor using biometrics to identify criminals but are less for of using the technology in everyday life, according to a survey  conducted by biometric and IT-solutions provider Steria. A majority of European citizens — 69% — support the use of biometrics in identity cards or passports and to enter secure areas. However, […]

Thales to manage biometric acquisition in France A partnership between Thales and Orange Business Services will undertake biometric data acquisition for French passports. Addition to the civil biometrics program in France further cements Thales’s place in the French identity management market. Currently comprised of an estimated 4,000 biometric data acquisition devices, France’s civil biometric program is leveraging […]

A wholesale approach to customer service sin’t enough anymore, according to a survey of 2,000 UK consumers. Instead, respondents reported a desire for different types and levels of technology depending on the interaction and its importance. Results indicate that businesses are squandering the opportunity to gain a competitive advantage by their current strategic approach to customer service. The survey was sponsored by communication […]

Facial recognition biometrics is favored by a majority of individuals when applying for a driver license and for law enforcement when investigating crimes, according to a poll from Zogby Analytics. Some 78% of those surveyed favor the use of the technology when an individual is applying for a driver licenses. Thirty-five states have deployed the […]

The procedural crime drama on television will show a technician taking grainy surveillance camera footage, enhancing it, running it through a facial recognition database and coming up with a match in seconds. As with many things in Hollywood, this isn’t really how it works. Media reports after the Boston Marathon bombing were critical of facial […]

Morpho has attained the first-ever ISO Common Criteria certification for the detection of fake fingerprints. The company’s MorphoSmart Optic 301 fingerprint reader has undergone analysis and testing in order to meet the industry standards for spoof detection.