Biometric Identification
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Medical fears may hamper biometrics
News Companies and organisations that are keen to implement biometric systems may face opposition from some users who are afraid that they could be a health risk, an expert warned on Friday.
S'pore to invest US$833M on infocomm projects
News Government will call for 391 tenders over the next 12 months on new ICT projects, 42 percent of which will be worth at least US$365,400, says IDA chief.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, Investments, Local Government, Singapore, Government, CIO, public sector, software, financial
Spy games
Insight As far as security of your organization goes, your responsibility as a technology professional ends with the IT infrastructure, right?
National ID cards compulsory for UK airport staff
News Enrollment for foreign nationals starts at month's end. By next fall, workers at two U.K. airports will be using the cards as part of a pilot program.
Tags: Privacy, Biometrics, Security, Airport, City Airport, Card, ID Card, biometric identification, Manchester, Worker
Should India now look forward to unique ID cards?
Blogs In his book Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century, Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, talks about how the futu...
HP aims to help governments check IDs
News The technology taps into Microsoft .Net to authenticate ID cardholders and people who want to use e-government services.
Tags: Biometrics, Security Management
India sets up IT worker database to vet offshore recruits
News A national register of IT professionals will help companies vet employees and carry out background checks.
Tags: Data security, Outsourcing
Biometrics consortium created in Japan
News A group of commercial and government bodies have banded to promote the development of biometrics, the technology of measuring human features for security and other purposes.
E-passport test takes flight
News Passengers will test biometric passports in airports in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, under a Department of Homeland Security test.
Tags: Biometrics, Federal Government, Defense/military, International governments
U.K. Passport agency: 'Iris recognition needs work'
News The UK Passport Service claims that iris recognition technology is currently not flexible enough for widespread deployment.
Tags: Biometrics
Smart cards make contact in Indonesia
News Visa confirms chip card activities will ramp up in 2007, as banks migrate to new technology to offer more secure and convenient payment services.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security implementation/standards
U.S. moves closer to e-passports
News The State Department will begin issuing electronic passports with microchips that store biometric and other data by early next year.
Tags: Biometrics
Chips aim to make passwords obsolete
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Tech companies chase homeland security
News Software companies looking for greener pastures turn to the red, white and blue.
E-passports to put new face on old documents
News Countries begin test programs--get ready for a facial scan the next time you take an overseas flight.
Tags: Biometrics
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