Infineon Technologies is supplying its semiconductor-based security chips in effort to support Taiwan’s new electronic passport program. This is the second major project driven by the government of Taiwan that relies on security chips from Infineon. Infineon is the single supplier and has started shipping security chips of the SLE78 product family based on the [...]

In May, the U.S. House Subcommittees on Research and Technology held a joint hearing to discuss the state of biometric technologies, their current applications, future uses, challenges of adoption and how they can impact public policies. Chairman Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) noted that biometric technology has made inroads in business, government and industry over the last [...]

The U.S. Senate approved a pilot that will have the Homeland Security capturing biometrics from foreign travelers exiting the country, according to a report in USA Today. The Senate Judiciary Committee has been debating the immigration bill. Last week it defeated a proposal that would have called for biometric exit tracking of travelers citing its [...]

Virginia-based Electrosoft Services, in partnership with Quantum Secure, has been chosen to provide an Enterprise Physical Access Control System to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Quantum has deployed four of its employees to assist with the project on a part-time basis, while main contractor Electrosoft and its primary partner Deloitte are providing the majority of [...]

More countries in the European Union are getting on board with the concept of an electronic driver’s license. Based on European Directive 383/2012, which advocates for adding a smart secure element to driver’s licenses, six EU member states have completed the tender procedure, and another six have shown interest in it. A European eLicense will [...]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation launched Increment three of its Next Generation Identification (NGI) program, which features improved search accuracy for latent fingerprints and adds a nationwide palm print identification system. Lockheed Martin provided the technology behind these added features. These improvements are part of the FBI’s plan to phase in upgrades to its biometric identification [...]

A bill that would have mandated biometric tracking of foreigners to the U.S. was defeated by a Senate panel, according to The Hill. The Republican amendment would have required a biometric entry and exit system at ports of entry before granting permanent legal status to 11 million illegal immigrants as part of the new immigration [...]