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The adoption of biometrics is on the rise. Here you'll find news about the technology including adoption, privacy and security implications and emerging policy and regulation. Image credit: Flickr.

App removes faces from Facebook

App removes faces from Facebook

Lets privacy pundits find unauthorised photos on social networks.
Darren Pauli May 28 2012 1:29PM Security
App removes faces from Facebook

App removes faces from Facebook

Lets privacy pundits find unauthorised photos on social networks.
Darren Pauli May 24 2012 3:33PM Security
NT tracks problem drinkers with biometrics

NT tracks problem drinkers with biometrics

Installs system at 14 protective custody watch houses.
Staff Writers May 24 2012 11:51AM Hardware
London cops get 350 mobile fingerprint scanners

London cops get 350 mobile fingerprint scanners

Biometric scans added to mobile phone data extraction.
Liam Tung May 24 2012 12:20AM Hardware
Defence researcher warns against firewall-based security

Defence researcher warns against firewall-based security

Develops biometric and intrusion detection techniques.
John Hilvert Mar 26 2012 1:45PM Strategy
Japanese bank deploys anti-phishing evesdropper

Japanese bank deploys anti-phishing evesdropper

Technology detects keywords and voice pitch.
Darren Pauli Mar 26 2012 11:01AM Security
Mobile eavesdropper nets phone phishers

Mobile eavesdropper nets phone phishers

Japan cops use technology to accurately ID suspect calls.
Darren Pauli Mar 24 2012 6:57PM Security
NSW Police facial recognition exported

NSW Police facial recognition exported

Technology allows quick ID checks in major accidents.
John Hilvert Dec 8 2011 10:39AM Security
Defence flags risk in airport screening

Defence flags risk in airport screening

Human operators a weak spot.
Darren Pauli Sep 27 2011 8:42PM Security
Vic libraries search in vein for tardy staff

Vic libraries search in vein for tardy staff

System promises to cut wages by 1 percent.
Darren Pauli Sep 8 2011 6:22AM Security
Facial recognition used in riots, Olympic Games

Facial recognition used in riots, Olympic Games

Police, vigilantes, tap into facial recognition.
Stewart Mitchell, Darren Pauli Aug 15 2011 4:18PM Security
Fingerprint tech sniffs coffee, cigarettes

Fingerprint tech sniffs coffee, cigarettes

Biometric tech tracks what suspects have been touching.
Miya Knights Aug 9 2011 9:53AM Security
Ipswich CCTV network garners global interest

Ipswich CCTV network garners global interest

Aussie designer backs video surveillance for fighting crime.
Darren Pauli Jul 7 2011 7:27AM Security
Cisco bids in China surveillance project

Cisco bids in China surveillance project

Aussie expert backs video surveillance as a crime fighting tool.
Darren Pauli Jul 6 2011 3:00PM Security
Committee rejects biometrics for problem gamblers

Committee rejects biometrics for problem gamblers

Recommends national standards for machines.
Ry Crozier May 6 2011 2:09PM Security
Immigration rolls out Unisys biometrics to stop visa fraud

Immigration rolls out Unisys biometrics to stop visa fraud

International network to root out identity criminals captures face and finger signatures.
Nate Cochrane Dec 1 2010 1:55PM Security
Immigration rolls out biometrics to stop visa fraud

Immigration rolls out biometrics to stop visa fraud

International network to root out identity criminals captures face and fingerprint signatures.
Nate Cochrane Dec 1 2010 1:45PM Security
3M to buy Israeli body tracking firm

3M to buy Israeli body tracking firm

Beefs up tracking tech.
Sep 1 2010 9:59AM Security
3M in $1bn biometrics move

3M in $1bn biometrics move

Automated fingerprint ID system.
Liam Tung Aug 31 2010 6:20AM Security
NSW Police and prisons get IT budget boost

NSW Police and prisons get IT budget boost

Upgrades, biometrics and video conferencing on the agenda.
Brett Winterford Jun 9 2010 6:47AM Security

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