Military seeks better use of finger, eye scans

On the front lines in Iraq, U.S. troops can scan someone's eye or finger to try to determine if he is a potential enemy or has been connected to a terror attack.

Feds to Check More Migrant IDs at Sea

The government is expanding a test program that matches fingerprints and photographs of illegal immigrants intercepted at sea with a federal database, U.S. officials announced Wednesday.

Degree Offered in Biometric Security

Todd Fortier is banking on the day when ATMs will be required to confirm a user's face, voice or thumbprint before spitting out cash.

Identifying people by scanning the irises of their eyes may not be as reliable as some governments and the public might think. That’s according to new research suggesting that irises, rather than being stable over a lifetime, are susceptible to ageing effects that steadil …

The Brazilian government hopes to collect about 1.9 billion digital finger prints of its citizens that will be used on biometric identity cards to help cut down on fraud By 2018, Phillips writes, the 132 million voting the country could be verifying their identity usin …

Will Biometrics Invade The Privacy Of All Americans By 2020?

India is now mapping the biometrics of all 1.2 billion of its citizens. This project is suppose to prevent people from double-dipping government benefits.

Police State International: The globalization of control - Why I'm Suing Barack Obama

Truthout | Fearless, Independent News and Opinion By Chris Hedges Attorneys Carl J. Mayer and Bruce I. Afran filed a complaint Friday in the Southern U.S.

Dr. Mark Maybury calls his vision "Social Radar." And the comparison to traditional sensors is no accident.

PHOENIX (KPHO) - Did you know you can learn all kinds of personal information about someone just from taking their picture? A new study shows even your Social Security number might not be safe........

Today EPIC, and several privacy organizations, filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission about Facebook's automated tagging of Facebook users.

The head of INTERPOL has emphasized the need for a globally verifiable electronic identity card (e-ID) system for migrant workers at an international forum on citizen ID projects, e-passports, and border control management.

More banks around the world are installing biometric ATMs that use finger vein scanning technology to authenticate a customer's identity before they can withdraw cash; unlike current fingerprint scanners, the finger vein scanner uses infrared light to analyze the micro veins bene …

The regulations require states to reissue 245 million existing driver's licenses and identification cards by Dec. 1, 2017, without using the Internet or alternative renewal processes.

Bios Metron (Biometrics): Dystopia, Martial Law & The Reality Behind It All

They say you can feel when change is in the air or read when there’s writing on the wall… Folks, the times are certainly changing and you definitely don’t need a wall to see what’s happening in these tumultuous times, times of government collusion, conco …

Once again, the data shows that 287(g) programs are violating people's civil rights, fighting efforts at accountability & oversight, & choosing to ignore the directive to focus on dangerous criminals rather than increasing their numbers by picking on the easiest targets in the im …

What if you could be recognized by the way your eyes moved? An Israeli company believes that tracking the unique signatures in the movement of your eyeballs could be the most foolproof biometric system ever.

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According to research published by the University of Southampton School of Electronics and Computer Science in the UK, scientists have discovered a way to identify people by their ears with 99.6 percent accuracy. According to the researchers, Professor Mark Nixon, Dr.