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…

Lawsuit over face biometrics in school security system ruled, no longer relevant

A lawsuit filed by parents against the New York State school district that planned to deploy facial recognition in schools has…

Swiss Researchers Hunt For Contactless Palm Vein Biometric Scanners For Hospitals

Swiss entrepreneurs and researchers have announced an effort to create a mobile contactless scanner that reads hand veins as a…

Kolkata airport scouts for sites in terminal for biometric boarding launch

Kolkata airport officials along with airline representatives are chalking out exact sites where registration and self check-in…

Brazil tests world's first facial recognition shuttle service

For the first time in the world, passengers on the air shuttle service between the capitals of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro will…

IDEMIA brings boarding security to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

IDEMIA is facilitating a facial recognition system to help the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) increase air passengers…

HID Global delivers Estonias new biometric passport solution and document issuance software

HID Global has confirmed the completion of a new ePassport solution and biometric document issuance software for the Republic of…

US Army looking at biometrics to replace plastic ID cards in wake of pandemic

The U.S. Army is looking for alternatives to traditional military identification cards, which are needed to gain entry to bases…

Narita Airport, Amadeus and NEC introduce Japans first end-to-end biometric boarding process

Amadeus and NEC Corporation, in partnership with Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA), are conducting a major rollout…

U.S. Customs And Border Protection uses biometric facial technology to process border crossers

Biometric facial technology is being used to process border crossers in Del Rio and Eagle Pass. The 'Simplified Arrival' program…

Singapore bank turns on face verification at ATMs

OCBC Bank has turned on face verification at selected ATMs across Singapore, letting its customers authenticate their identity…

NEC India wins smart city contract as deployments accelerate

NEC Corporation of India has won the contract to be master system integrator for the smart city project planned in…

GM may be planning automotive face biometrics tech for North American vehicles

American car company General Motors has filed a new trademark that points to it releasing a new facial recognition system in…