New York ends school biometrics ban except in K12 schools

New York State Education Department Commissioner Betty A. Rosa has issued a determination that lifted a December 2020 ban on the…

X plans to collect users biometric data, along with education and job history

X, formerly known as Twitter, will begin collecting users biometric data, according to its new privacy policy that was first…

Researchers test gait-based biometric security technology that uses walking patterns to verify identity

Researchers at the University of New Brunswicks Institute of Biomedical Engineering in Canada are testing gait-based biometric…

Unisys lands A/NZ airport security gates contract with Vision-Box

Systems integrator Unisys has won a contract to deploy automated border security technology across 11 Australian and New Zealand…

Airlines and airports are investing in biometrics to deliver a seamless passenger journey

Airlines and airports are investing to deliver secure and easy travel for passengers, with biometric technology a key priority.…

NMIMS installs biometric system to keep out outsiders

Officials at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Vile Parle, have found a new way to discourage trespassing…

Americans prefer a password over a fingerprint

You can lead Americans towards greater digital security, but you cant make them trust it. That, at least, appears to be the…

India mulls Aadhar requirement for mobile connections

Indian telecoms regulator TRAI has recommended that the Department of Telecom (DoT) allow electronic KYC of the countrys…

Andhra Pradesh launches iris recognition for pensioners

Andhra Pradesh plans to install iris recognition scanners for elderly Indians receiving pensions, after a thumbprint system…

Indian navy to deploy biometric security devices

Indias government has granted the countrys navy and coast guard a first set of mobile biometric security devices to check the…