A recent report from MarketsandMarkets has conducted research on the facial recognition market and suggests that the biometric modality could play a significant role in authentication by 2018. Examining the facial recognition market from in terms of the areas of emerging technology, solutions, software, hardware and services, the report seeks to provide readers with an […]

In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, news outlets reported that facial recognition systems were not of much help in identifying the suspects from surveillance footage. Since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks facial recognition has been both touted as a magic bullet for spotting terrorists in a crowd and derided as an invasion […]

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 […]

New Hampshire-based Animetrics, a 3-D facial recognition and identity management provider, has launched ID-Ready, a new touch up system for facial images. The system is geared toward smaller law enforcement departments to help them make facial images suitable for facial recognition systems to be able to use. It works by applying 2D-to-3D algorithms to a […]

After the Boston Marathon bombings, investigators had images of the two men believed to be responsible for the attack; however, facial recognition software couldn’t help identify the pair. Real humans had to make the match. As reported in the Boston Globe, even though pictures of Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev were in government databases, facial recognition […]

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is meeting to address the growing number of privacy concerns circulating around the Clipper card, the reloadable contactless smart card used for electronic transit fare payment in the San Francisco Bay Area. According to the San Francisco Examiner, the duration for which regional officials can keep personal information obtained by […]

A group of workers in the Philippines Bureau of Immigration have sent a memo to the country’s Secretary of Justice Leila de Lima, asking to conduct an investigation on the bureau’s P50 million biometric project, reports The Daily Tribune. The workers, who are also in the group PRO-Philippine Immigration Advocates, claims the biometric project in […]

Facial recognition and face identity management provider Animetrics will be hosting a webinar on March 21 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss facial recognition biometrics technology for law enforcement. The webinar stems from the FBI’s recent announcement that it will make facial recognition tools available to police departments across the country. During the 45-minute […]

The Hong Kong Police Force has contracted with Identive to use its smart card readers in order to comply with its new security policies. Identive will work through its Hong Kong partner AMCL to supply 12,500 readers this quarter. The police force recently implemented new IT policies to prevent unauthorized access and protect confidential information. […]

Probaris has released an update to its Probaris Enrollment biometric software that now includes support for VistaFA2 cameras for facial recognition capabilities. The enrollment software assists organizations in the biometric registration process for identity management systems. By adding VistaFA2 camera support, the system can handle the camera’s ISO/IEC 19794-5 compliant facial images. The camera, available […]