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A perceptive palm reader is helping one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S. divine the true identities of its patients, ushering in a new era of biometric identity verification.
I used to constantly misplace my keys. I spent time every other morning trying to find them. It drove me nuts.
The United States is talking to Britain and other countries about participating in a security database to share biometric data on terrorists and criminals, a senior FBI official said Tuesday.
The United States wants recruit Britain and other countries to share biometric data on terrorists and criminals, a British newspaper reported Tuesday.
All visitors to Britain requiring visas will have to be fingerprinted starting Monday, the government said.
Growing global acceptance of biometrics With concerns growing over the incidence of bank card fraud and identity theft, a majority of people globally would accept biometric authentication to verify their identities, according to recent research from Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS).
Microchip Implant to Link Your Health Records, Credit History, Social Security..pill-popping habits...etc.Novartis and Proteus Biomedical are not the only companies hoping to implant microchips into patients so that their pill-popping habits can be monitored.
Greater TEXAS Federal Credit Union Implements US Biometric Fingerprint Biometric Access Control System Greater TEXAS Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Austin, Texas, recently implemented US Biometrics' AccessQ system for controlling physical access to entrances with fingerprint biometrics.
Canada to seek biometrics on every visitor Canada is moving to collect such biometric data as photos and fingerprints on every visitor from every country by 2013, the incoming spy chief said.
The Blood and Guts of Biometric SystemsWhen biometric security devices began appearing nearly a decade ago, they were often touted as the final word in security technology. After all, stealing your password is one thing -- stealing a thumb, a retina or a voice print is a bit more of a chore.
New Biometric ID: A Quick X-ray Snapshot Of A Person's KneesForget LED thumb-pad identification devices, complex retinal laser scanning, or even computerized iris recognition, the way forward for biometric validation is a quick X-ray snapshot of a person's knees, according to a report published in the International Journal of Biometrics.
Researchers study ears for unbeatable biometrics The UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is funding a major new study into the possibilities of using the human ear as a biometric security system.
Our ears may have built-in passwords YOU are the victim of identity theft and the fraudster calls your bank to transfer money into their own account.
SAFRAN Completes Acquisition of Motorola's Biometrics Business SAFRAN and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - News) announced today that they have completed the previously-announced sale of Motorola's biometric business unit, including the Printrak trademark, to SAFRAN through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sagem Securite.
Biometrics Play New Role In Passport Technology If you have a new U.S. passport, you're holding a document that is harder to fake than ever before. And while the technology doesn't make passports absolutely secure, it is changing the way America protects its borders.
Another Medicaid bailout?Fourth, require biometric identification for Medicaid patients to access services in lieu of paper or plastic cards which are easily lost, stolen and forged.
Biometric system on trial for airport security Unisys to install iris recognition devices at Australian airports; authorities want to speed up security checks of passengers Unisys hopes to start trials in Australia this year of a biometric identification system that could lead to faster security checks at airports.
U.S. provides Yemen with up-to-date biometric data collection systemsThe U.S Government has recently offered Yemen state-of-the art thirty biometric collection systems to combat terrorism.
Dubai's iris scan helps arrest 54,000 suspects last year About 54,000 people were arrested at Dubai International Airport last year after failing iris scan, a senior official from the Ministry of Interior said on Monday.
Obama may spend a billion on biometrics -- Federal Computer WeekThe Obama administration is likely to spend $750 million to $1 billion on biometric applications this year, primarily in defense, intelligence and homeland security, according to a new report from Jeremy Grant, an analyst for the Stanford Group Co. research firm.
Army announces winners of $497 million biometrics contractThe Army has awarded a massive biometric technology and support services contract to 12 companies. The indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity multiple award agreement has a ceiling of $497 million and a three-year base period and two one-year options, according to a notice post …
Face recognition next in terror fightUsing face-recognition for surveillance is "enormously difficult" because systems photograph people at oblique angles or in weak light, both of which create poor images, said Takeo Kanade, head of Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute.
Biometrics industry evolving rapidlyDuring a forum Wednesday, visitors got to see unique and progressive biometric technology firsthand.
BioPay Expands Offerings to UnderBanked Biometric check cashing service BioPay Paycheck Secure has announced retailer partnerships for walk-in bill payment and prepaid debit for the underbanked consumer segment, which the firm estimates at more than 106 million individuals.
Parkview Adventist Medical Center Named a 2008 InfoWorld 100 Winner Imprivata®, Inc., the converged authentication and access management company, and UPEK, the global leader in biometric fingerprint security solutions, announced today that their customer, Parkview Adventist Medical Center, has been named a winner in this year's InfoWorld 100 …
Behavioral screening -- the future of airport security?TEL AVIV, Israel (CNN) -- Keep your shoes and belts on: Waiting in long airport security lines to pass through metal detectors may soon be a thing of the past.
Bangladesh Voter Registration Project Now Using MegaMatcher Biometric Technology to Detect and Prevent Duplicate RegistrationsNeurotechnology, a provider of biometric identification technologies, announced that the Bangladesh Army selected MegaMatcher SDK multi-biometric technology to identify duplicate registrations in the nation's voter database.
Cogent Systems Signs Contract with IntercedeIntercede (AIM:IGP) announces that Cogent Systems (Nasdaq:COGT), a leading biometric systems provider, has become an Intercede Solutions Partner.
Coast Guard expands biometrics program Not unlike the service itself, the Coast Guard biometrics program is in a state of transition. The service has been using biometric scanners on a pilot basis since 2006 in the Mona Passage near Puerto Rico to identify repeat offenders attempting to enter the country illegally.
City Credit Union Implements US Biometrics' Fingerprint Biometric Access Control SystemCity Credit Union, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, recently purchased and implemented US Biometrics' AccessQ system for controlling physical access to entrances with fingerprint biometrics.
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