Program will evaluate whether commercial Android devices can capture DoD-quality iris biometrics without dedicated hardware.

Biometrics technologies such as fingerprint scanners, palm vein readers, facial recognition tech, iris scanners and others, have long held promise to tighten up identification of patients and ...

The E.U.’s new electronic entry system has been in full effect for only a few months, but some airports and airlines are already calling for it to be overhauled.

Technology start-up Simprints uses biometrics to give people in developing countries access to healthcare Around the globe an estimated 1.1 billion people are unable to prove their identity. They have ...

It's already too late to stop the ubiquitous tracking and monitoring of the public through biometrics, says Peter Waggett, Programme Leader at IBM's Emerging Technology Group. We need to stop worrying ...

Biometrics offer speed, security, and scalability, but they also introduce privacy risks that can’t be ignored. Canada’s new biometric guidance sets a high bar for transparency, purpose limitation, ...

Key Insights: Biometric authentication is migrating to e-commerce. What's at Stake: Banks face pressure to upgrade their security and payments technology. Forward Look: While there are hurdles to ...

It’s a dreary March morning in Massachusetts, and I’m sitting in my car in an anonymous office park an hour outside of Boston trying to understand what just happened. I’m here because I wanted to get ...

There’s a great short story from Orson Scott Card called Dogwalker. Originally published in 1989, it’s about a team of e-criminals who attempt to pull off a grand heist on a wealthy target. Using ...