CES shows biometrics entering everyday life
Publication date: February 2020Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2020, Issue 2Author(s): Tim RingLast month's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's biggest tech event, showcased the rapidly growing use of biometric technology in consumer devices – and raised privacy fears over this spread of facial recognition through the home and everyday life. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - February 18, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
World Economic Forum says passwords are past-it
Publication date: February 2020Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2020, Issue 2Author(s): The World Economic Forum (WEF) has called for a complete end to the use of passwords, in a policy paper released at its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland last month. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - February 18, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
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Publication date: February 2020Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2020, Issue 2Author(s): Tim Ring (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - February 18, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
Kaspersky reports surge in cyber-attacks on selfies and other biometry
Publication date: January 2020Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2020, Issue 1Author(s): A major rise in cyber-fraudsters stealing people's selfie photos and other biometric data has been discovered by security giant Kaspersky. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - January 17, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
Seattle airport halts its facial ID rollout
Publication date: January 2020Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2020, Issue 1Author(s): Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) has become the first airport in America to resist the US Government's drive to expand the use of facial recognition technology. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - January 17, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
New UK Government backs biometric border control
Publication date: January 2020Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2020, Issue 1Author(s): The UK's newly elected Conservative Government has put biometrics at the heart of its planned border control policy. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - January 17, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
US and China among most invasive users of biometrics
Publication date: January 2020Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2020, Issue 1Author(s): A new study has ranked 50 countries on how extensively and invasively they use biometric surveillance, and in contrast who best regulates the technology. China is named the poorest performer of all, but perhaps surprisingly it is joined by the US in the five worst countries – while the UK is ranked among the top five best-regulated. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - January 17, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
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The future of biometrics in policing worldwide
Publication date: January 2020Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2020, Issue 1Author(s): Jason TooleyThe use of biometrics by police forces has rarely been out of the headlines over the past year. As with many emerging technologies, it has hit significant hurdles. Recently in an unprecedented move, the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) – the government body responsible for GDPR and data privacy enforcement – launched an independent investigation into the use of facial recognition at London's King's Cross train station, after it was revealed that the general public were having their faces scanned with...
Source: Biometric Technology Today - January 17, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
Ready for take-off: how biometrics and blockchain can beat aviation's quality issues
Publication date: January 2020Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2020, Issue 1Author(s): Irra Ariella KhiBiometric technologies have been embraced and adopted in aviation and international border control more than in any other industry. This is due to the emphasis on airline and border security and increasing pressure from governments to control and monitor immigration and the movement of people. However, biometrics are still not at the stage of universal adoption and face several significant barriers that need to be overcome. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - January 17, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
NatWest unveils biometric fob for contactless payments
Publication date: January 2020Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2020, Issue 1Author(s): The UK's NatWest Bank is trialling a new, compact biometric key fob that can be used by customers to make contactless payments worth up to £100, without the need for a mobile phone or bank card. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - January 17, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
Amsterdam airport's facial ID fooled by simple photo
Publication date: January 2020Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2020, Issue 1Author(s): Facial recognition terminals in sites ranging from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport to retail stores in Asia were easily spoofed by face masks and simple photos, in tests run by AI solutions provider Kneron. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - January 17, 2020 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
