Biometrics

Facewatch comes under the public eye again

Biometric security company Facewatch will provide its technology to UK retailer Iceland. News of a…

Biometric screening goes live at Terminal 4 of Changi Airport, Singapore

Terminal 4 of Singapores Changi Airport is now open, with biometric passenger screening enabled by…

Finger, eye scan promise to get travelers through airport security faster

New technology is coming to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport that…

Singapore announces passport-free biometric clearance at borders from 2024

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) recently announced that starting in 2024, Singapore residents and visitors can…

Airport leaders urge operators to embrace new security technologies

Participants at the recent Global Airport Leaders Forum have urged operators to plan for the future of aviation security by…

US airport gets self-serve biometric screeners

The US Transportation and Safety Administration (TSA) has installed its first automated biometric screeners at the busy Baltimore…

UIDAI and IIT Bombay are set to develop Contactless Biometric Authentication System

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has teamed up with the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-Bombay)…

Nigerias Abuja, Lagos airports to pilot facial recognition from NEC to boost security

The federal Ministry of Finance of Nigeria has disclosed that talks are underway for the conclusion of agreements with Japan…

JP Morgan to pilot biometric payments in the US

JP Morgan is set to pilot biometric-based payments with a select number of merchants in the US, as it launches its new Commerce…

Biometric authentication applied to domestic passengers in Vietnam's airports

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) is testing a biometric authentication system for passengers who use electronic identity…

Air Canada launches face biometrics for passenger ID

Air Canada, Canadas largest airline, has become the first airline in the country to offer customers facial recognition technology…

Aadhaar gets new security feature for fingerprint-based authentication

To make the Aadhaar card more secure and protect the data of citizens, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has…

India travel system boasts 99% accurate facial authentication

An Indian startup supplying facial recognition for a new airport-clearance service says its algorithm is right 99 percent of the…

FBI deploys Iris ID technology for law enforcement

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has implemented the Next Generation Identification (NGI) Iris Service utilising…

Google adds biometrics to Chrome and Android for passwords

Part of a number of updates that Google has been rolling out in an effort to enhance the security and privacy of its users, the…