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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.

Speech recognition to enter hostile environments

Speech recognition to enter hostile environments

UWA gets $230,000 Government grant to improve the technology.
Liz Tay Feb 16 2010 11:14AM Oddware
Government to collect biometrics from asylum seekers

Government to collect biometrics from asylum seekers

Scheme labelled "dangerous".
Ben Grubb Dec 7 2009 1:04PM Security
Airport eye scans check two million arrivals into UK

Airport eye scans check two million arrivals into UK

More than two million airline passenger journeys arriving in the UK have used the biometric eye scanners installed at Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham airports since their introduction in 2006, the UK Home Office has revealed.
Bryan Glick Jun 1 2009 3:37PM Security
Telcos queue for identity document vetting system

Telcos queue for identity document vetting system

Australia’s telcos and banks have reportedly shown interest in an expansion of the national document verification service (DVS) system to enable them to verify proof-of-identity with issuing authorities.
Ry Crozier May 29 2009 12:58PM Security
Sharing generation faces Australia Card 3.0

Sharing generation faces Australia Card 3.0

The Facebook generation, unbowed by their parents' sense of privacy propriety, is fast-tracking a global "Australia Card", a Sydney biometrics conference heard yesterday.
Nate Cochrane May 29 2009 5:59AM Security
Researchers hack facial biometrics

Researchers hack facial biometrics

Researchers in Vietnam will be demonstrating how to hack facial recognition biometrics at the Black Hat security convention currently underway in the US.
Iain Thomson Feb 19 2009 3:09PM Security
NSW Police upgrades biometrics with Argus

NSW Police upgrades biometrics with Argus

Argus Solutions has won a $400,000 tender from the NSW Police Force to upgrade and enhance its biometrics infrastructure.
Lilia Guan Dec 17 2008 11:39AM Software
Australians support biometrics to protect identities

Australians support biometrics to protect identities

Australians strongly support the introduction of new technologies to provide greater security for individuals’ data and finances, according to the Unisys Security Index by Newspoll released today.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008 1:00AM Security
NSW Department of Corrective Services eyes-off local biometrics product

NSW Department of Corrective Services eyes-off local biometrics product

Australian biometrics specialist, Argus Solutions, has won an order from the NSW Department of Corrective Services (NSW DCS) for the supply of its identity management solution.
Lilia Guan Oct 31 2008 12:27AM Security
GroupTest: Biometrics

GroupTest: Biometrics

The use of biometric authentication covers a lot of territory, but we saw a lot less breadth this year than last.
Peter Stephenson, Sep 22 2008 4:46PM Security
Biometrics more popular than passwords

Biometrics more popular than passwords

The majority of consumers are concerned about the security and use of Pins, passwords and 'secret' data used by bank call centres to verify identity.
Clement James Jul 9 2008 9:07AM Security
Palm-vein biometrics help accurately ID patients

Palm-vein biometrics help accurately ID patients

All too often, people are victims of identity theft. Less common, but perhaps more dangerous, is the growing trend of medical identity fraud.
Joel Hagberg Jul 3 2008 3:42PM Security
Biometrics far from ready when it comes to authentication

Biometrics far from ready when it comes to authentication

Biometric technologies for authentication purposes are years away from being ready for use, according to head of security at UK’s trade association for payments, APACS.
Negar Salek May 23 2008 4:21PM Security
Infosecurity: RFID hacks defeat new UK passport security

Infosecurity: RFID hacks defeat new UK passport security

Researchers today demonstrated new hacking tools that allow easy and fast cloning of RFID chips, including those used in new UK biometric passports
Mark Mayne Apr 23 2008 3:38PM Security
Voice biometrics touted for financial services firms

Voice biometrics touted for financial services firms

The financial services industry should consider voice biometrics as a more secure and convenient method of multi-factor authentication for phone or online banking..
Robert Jaques Apr 18 2008 7:15AM Software
US boffins boost fingerprint recognition security

US boffins boost fingerprint recognition security

Researchers at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (Nist) have created fingerprint identification technology that meets the standardised accuracy criteria for federal identification cards..
Robert Jaques Apr 4 2008 7:18AM Security
Biometrics, forefront of new Unisys R&D Centre

Biometrics, forefront of new Unisys R&D Centre

A device capable of capturing the image of veins in a person’s finger is amongst a range of innovative biometric technologies unveiled at the official launch of the Unisys Security Innovation Centre in Canberra.
Negar Salek Oct 15 2007 3:39PM Security
From InfoSec 2007: Effective biometrics solutions still face hurdles before widespread deployment

From InfoSec 2007: Effective biometrics solutions still face hurdles before widespread deployment

Biometrics is an effective authentication technology loaded with potential, but it must clear significant hurdles before gaining widespread adoption, a prominent security consultant said Monday at the InfoSec World 2007 conference in Orlando.
Dan Kaplan Mar 21 2007 12:25AM Security
Toshiba fingers biometrics for phones

Toshiba fingers biometrics for phones

Fingerprint scanner on two new phones in laptop crossover.
Iain Thomson Feb 14 2007 9:04AM Security
Academics warn of fingerprint biometrics weaknesses

Academics warn of fingerprint biometrics weaknesses

Experts from the University of California, Davis warned this week that the reliability of fingerprint biometrics has declined considerably due to technological concerns and a growing world population.
Ericka Chickowski Jan 25 2007 6:50AM Security

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