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UK airports to drop £9.1m eye-scanning tech

The eye scanners, which cost £4.9m to install and £4.2m to run since being introduced in 2006, are no longer operating at Manchester and Birmingham, and will be phased out elsewhere, the UK Borders Agency has said Read more

17 February, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Mobile fingerprint readers put into police hands

...a national rollout of mobile devices that let officers check people's fingerprints in the street. The organisation, which will be wound down next year... Read more

19 July, 2011 by Tom Espiner

UK to join European fingerprint database

...The Home Office has opted in to the Eurodac fingerprint database, which collects the fingerprints of asylum seekers and some illegal entrants... Read more

13 January, 2011 by Kable
Europe's IT Agency kicks off in Estonia

Europe's IT Agency kicks off in Estonia

...over the management of the Visa Information System (VIS) and the EURODAC fingerprint-comparison system, which is used to keep checks on illegal migrants. From... Read more

22 March, 2012 by David Meyer
<endeca_term>Fingerprint</endeca_term> Scanner 2.7

Fingerprint Scanner 2.7

You must have a Fingerprint Scanner on your iPhone! Rated the #1 Fingerprint Scanner in the app... Read more

5 March, 2011
<endeca_term>Fingerprint</endeca_term> Alarm Scanner HD 1.0

Fingerprint Alarm Scanner HD 1.0

...quality application that will both protect your phone and serve as entertainment! Fingerprint alarm app replicates "real" fingerprint scanners and enables you to protect your... Read more

4 March, 2011
<endeca_term>Fingerprint</endeca_term> Doodle Lite 1.0.1

Fingerprint Doodle Lite 1.0.1

iPhone4 READY! Your fingerprint, your art! With a unique engine on simulated fingerprint painting, Fingerprint Doodle... Read more

4 February, 2011

Government plans new biometric passport rollout

...October. This follows the new government's decision to drop plans for fingerprint passports. Speaking in a House of Commons debate on legislation to abolish... Read more

11 June, 2010 by Kable
Red Button 4.1

Red Button 4.1

...free up hard disk space, erase your Internet activity tracks and digital fingerprints, protect your privacy, clean and optimize registry, activate hundreds of hidden Windows... Read more

10 April, 2012
BeaTunes 3.5.4

BeaTunes 3.5.4

...beats per minute) and key and looks up track metadata using acoustic fingerprints. It can import lyrics and determine their language automatically and categorizes songs... Read more

20 March, 2012

Israel nabs source of leak of 9 million personal details

...it could be open to abuse. People's biometric information, such as fingerprints, cannot easily be replaced or renewed if compromised. Get the latest technology... Read more

25 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Europe pushes ahead with unified database agency

...Information System (SIS II), the Visa Information System (VIS) and the Eurodac fingerprint-comparison system. According to the approval document (PDF), which was released after... Read more

13 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Border Agency plans network of biometric booths

...UK Border Agency is planning a network of booths to take foreigners' fingerprints and photos. The Home Office agency has advertised for a single contractor... Read more

21 January, 2011 by Kable

Scottish parliament allows child offender DNA retention

...to have committed a "relevant offence" will now have their DNA and fingerprints retained for three years, with a possible two-year extension. It covers... Read more

5 July, 2010 by Kable
<endeca_term>Fingerprint</endeca_term> Based Gender Identification Using Frequency Domain Analysis

Fingerprint Based Gender Identification Using Frequency Domain Analysis

Although Fingerprints are one of the most mature biometric technologies and are considered legitimate... Read more

1 March, 2012

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