UK Police to Scan Concert Crowds with Facial Recognition
Police in a UK county are going to use facial recognition technology to surveil an upcoming concert. The Leicestershire Police, responding to a Freedom of…
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Results Are In for NIST Tattoo Recognition Challenge
America’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has concluded an ambitious project to mine the private sector for tattoo recognition technology.…
Speech and Voice Recognition Market To Hit $5.1 Billion
Market analysts at Tractica are predicting massive growth for the speech and voice recognition market. In a new report, the market intelligence firm predicts…
Healthcare Month: Biometrics, Context and Coolness
Though identity management technology focuses on the biological aspect of who we are, there are other aspects of human life that add up to the whole person. At…
Leaked Images Suggest Fingerprints For Moto X
Motorola’s next flagship smartphone will probably feature a fingerprint sensor, considering leaked images and comments from a top executive. Yuanqing Yang, the…
Touch ID on a Macbook? New Patent Suggests So
Apple has received approval for a US patent for a fingerprint sensor system embedded on a laptop or PC. Originally filed back in 2007, the patent essentially…
Louisiana Hospital Adopts Iris-Based Patient ID System
Biometric patient identification has come to the Terrebonne General Medical Center in Louisiana. After an evaluation of multiple potential solutions, TGMC…
WWDC: Apple Talks mCommerce and Wearables
Apple kicked off its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this week with a number of major announcements, including a new music streaming service and new…
Android M Password Manager Uses Biometric Master Key
The app will allow Android M users to unlock all of their apps using only their fingerprints for authentication. Android M has only just been announced, and…
NIST Joins The FIDO Alliance
Continuing in its recent streak of announcing high profile new members, the FIDO Alliance today welcomed its two first government members: NIST from the United…