Apr-24-12 NIST Finds Inverse Correlation Between Speed and Accuracy of Iris Search Results

Identifying people by acquiring pictures of their eyes is becoming easier, according to a new report* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST researchers evaluated the performance of iris recognition software from 11 different organizations and found that some techniques produced very rapid results—though this speed was often at the cost of accuracy.

Apr-17-12 findBIOMETRICS at ISC West 2012

findBIOMETRICS is pleased to bring our readers the following exclusive video interviews from ISC West 2012 which was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 27-30th. ISC West is the largest annual event in the U.S. for the physical security industry. The International Security Conference & Exposition – also known as ISC West – is the largest event in the U.S. for the physical security industry, covering Access Control, Alarms & Monitoring, Biometrics, IP Security, Video Surveillance / CCTV, Networked Security Products and more.

Jan-16-12 MobileID's Impact on Improving Police Efficiency Highlighted by ACPO's DCC East Midlands Peter Goodman and the NPIA's Nick Deyes

Mobile identification (MobileID) is helping officers to identify individuals by their fingerprints more quickly. Furthermore, MobileID forms part of the Information Systems Improvement Strategy (ISIS), which is transforming the way police technology is developed, procured, implemented and managed. This technological step forward will ultimately help police officers on the front line to carry out their duties more effectively, as Association of Chief Police Officers Lead on MobileID Deputy Chief Constable East Midlands Peter Goodman and Head of ISIS at the National Policing Improvement Agency Nick Deyes explain.

Jan-10-12 3M Cogent Led Project Removes 34,000 Illegal Names from Pension Payroll in Ghana

Ghana’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning initiative to clear the government’s payroll of ghost names has detected and expunged about 34,000 illegal names in seven regions that were on pensioners’ payroll. These ghost names account for 38% of the pensioners registered so far during the $2.385 million project, led by the US company 3M Cogent. Biometric data has been collected from 54,544 out of the 88,467 pensioners in the Greater Accra, Eastern, Volta, Central, Ashanti, Western and Brong Ahafo regions.

Oct-19-11 Face Recognition in the Era of the Cloud and Social Media: Is it Time to Hit the Panic Button?

By Joseph J. Atick - Face recognition, or the ability of computers to automatically pick up faces in photographs and identify who they belong to, is not new. You saw it in James Bond films nearly two decades before the technology was actually invented in academic research centers in the early nineties; and over the last ten years, the technology, propelled by legitimate security needs in the aftermath of 9/11, has evolved dramatically from those fictional depictions to become very real. Today, along with technologies that measure patterns of fingerprints and the iris of the eye, face recognition is a cornerstone in the ensemble of modern biometrics which aim to establish individual identity based on the uniqueness of measurable characteristics of the human body.

Oct-14-11 findBIOMETRICS at the Biometric Consortium Conference 2011

findBIOMETRICS is pleased to bring our readers the following exclusive video interviews from the Biometrics Consortium Conference 2011 which was held in Tampa, Florida on September 27-29th. Supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA), the Biometrics Consortium Conference is focused on Biometric Technologies for Defense, Homeland Security, Identity Management, Border Crossing and Electronic Commerce.

We have interviews and demos from MorphoTrak, IBM, Lumidigm, WCC, Aware, Iris ID, Cross Match, Smartmatic, IBIA, BIO-key, IEEE, Fujitsu, AOptix, Smart Sensors, CGI, Cognitec and SpeechPro.

Aug-22-11 BIO-key Responds to Questions About S.I.C. Biometrics

On Monday, August 15^th 2011 during our second quarter earnings conference call we shared the news of the SIC Acquisition but an incorrect "dial in" number in our announcement and press release resulted in many callers being unable to connect and join the questions and answers session. Therefore, we felt it was imperative to open the discussion to a national audience and add more detail in the following Frequently Asked Question Summary. We are forecasting an enthusiastic response from new and existing customers as we introduce our new full and complete biometric fingerprint solutions for the iPad, iPhone and iPod and welcome any questions or comments that you may have. 

Aug-11-11 GelSight Offers High Resolution Portable 3D Imaging Solution with Possible Biometric Applications

A traditional problem with high resolution 3d imaging is interference from the optical colour and texture information from the object being imaged. MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences have now created a highly functional, portable high resolution 3d imaging system called GelSight which bypasses this difficulty entirely. GelSight utilizes a slab of transparent, synthetic rubber, the top side of which is coated with a paint containing tiny flecks of metal. When pressed against the surface of an object, the paint-coated side of the slab deforms.

Aug-09-11 British Biometrics Expert Rejects US Research Claiming Face Recognition Technology Undermines Privacy

 The American studies, unveiled last Thursday (August 4th) at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, suggest that face recognition technology has now improved so much that its accuracy threatens privacy in a big way. However, British biometric experts OmniPerception Limited have de-bunked the research as scare-mongering and leapt to the defence of good face recognition technology, properly applied.

Jul-20-11 Neuromarketing with Metaphor Elicitation Techniques and Biometric Monitoring

 In 1995, the Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique was patented; a market research methodology in which participants are asked to collect a set of pictures that represent their thoughts and feelings about the topic of interest, with the idea in mind that people often think in terms of images rather than in words. Olson Zaltman Associates has now taken this research methodology to the next level. Instead of simply querying people about the images they've chosen, the firm has decided to incorporate biometric techniques including heart rate monitoring and eye movement tracking, jettisoning them into a new field known as neuromarketing research.

Jun-23-11 Indian Biometric ID Scheme Poverty Alleviation Mission Gathers Pace

Lahiri told me last year that the project will succeed in India, where the UK failed, because it is about alleviating poverty rather than privacy. He described how giving people an identity will allow them to get a bank account. The cornerstone of life these days. But he went further and explained how the ID scheme will support a cashless society. He said all vendors will have a biometric reader and citizens can pay for things with a fingerprint scan. Even a bag of rice.

Jun-20-11 Biometrics May Help Catch Stanley Cup Rioters

The 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riots resulted in 140 reported injuries and 100 arrests, and caused an estimated $1 million in damages to public and private property. Over 1 million photos and 1000 hours of video of the event has been submitted to police, prompting the ICBC to offer Vancouver police the use of the facial recognition software they commonly use to identify facial characteristics in driver's license photos to prevent identity fraud.

Jun-15-11 UIDAI's Aadhaar Project Drastically Exceeds Early First Phase Expectations in Less Than a Year

The UIDIA's Aadhaar project, the world's largest scale biometric identification initiative, is off to a fast start. As of July 2009, chairman Nandan M. Nilekani's goal was to initially issue the first million IDs within 12-18 months, but the UIDAI hit that mark by January 2011. The project is a reaction the problems inherent in providing social services to the people of India. Without identification, the poorest populations in the country are not assured the benefits of these federal and state programs.

Jun-13-11 GPU Processing Power Makes Previously Strong Passwords Weak. Biometrics to the Rescue?

With the release of a new GPU based hash cracking exploit, simple password security has yet again become exponentially less secure.  The hash for any 8 character password, no matter how complex, can now be cracked via a "brute force" attack within 19 hours on a mid-range consumer level GPU.

Jun-03-11 Canada Confirms Biometric Scanning For Immigrants

 "Further to biometric field trials in Canada that were successfully completed in 2007, the government will introduce the use of biometric data, such as fingerprints and live photographs, in its visa-issuing process to accurately verify identity and travel documents of foreign…

May-25-11 Biometric Monitoring and Facial Tracking Algorithms Reveal that Online Video Ads Produce Considerably Stronger Viewer Recall and Attention than TV

YuMe and IPG Media Lab have released a new neuromarketing study comparing viewer response between television ads and internet video ads. The trial, which took place at the Los Angeles Media lab, used realtime multibometric analysis to gauge attentiveness. Their findings showed that there are drastic differences in attentiveness towards the two mediums. Despite constant distractions, television attracted significantly less attention from viewers than online video ads

May-17-11 Initial Capability Evaluation (ICE) Releases Lists of Biometric Readers That Support Enciphered On-Card TWIC Privacy Key (TPK) Reference Biometrics

Included in the lists are all portable and fixed readers biometric readers that the TSA and the U.S. Coast Guard found directly supporting the TWIC Privacy Key (TPK) enciphered on-card reference biometrics during registration and in operation, and those which implement an alternate operational biometric solution, whereby the enciphered on-card TWIC Privacy Key (TPK) reference biometrics is used prior to having the cardholder biometrically enrol, during registration into a Physical Access Control System (PACS)

May-16-11 Biometric Technology & Neuromarketing Research Are Changing the Face of Marketing

 

With the announcement that Innerscope Research and Fox Broadcasting have released a new research study using biometric data to show correllation between immersive media and brand equity, it's clear that we've entered a new era of marketing. The process of determining which advertising practices are effective is becoming more and more scientific in nature, and this not only benifits advertisers, but consumers as well.

 

May-09-11 Annual Volume of Electronic National IDs to Increase from 424 Million to 655 Million By 2015

Over the next few years half of the world’s population will posses Electronic National IDs, including near-complete regional coverage in Europe”, said Acuity Principal, Rudie Lion. “This will provide a solid credential platform that will drive accelerated development of eGovernment services as as well as significant opportunities for the development of national and global trusted authentication infrastructures.”

Apr-06-11 Improve Cargo Security at Airports with Face Recognition Technology

Face recognition technology is currently being used to verify the identity of passengers and staff boarding aircrafts and has the potential to significantly increase cargo security said Stewart Hefferman. Mr Hefferman believes that face recognition technology has an important role to play in helping cargo carriers to tighten up on security within their facilities.