Biometric scanners updated to fight scammers
News In facial scanning, a person is identified by a camera scanning his or her face from a distance. Viisage said Tuesday it has patented a way to prevent the tricking of facial scanners. We look for natural facial movements such as the closing and...
[October 21, 2005, 10:05]
Passport agency: 'Iris recognition needs work'
News Participants in the trial were used to test three biometric devices, including facial-, iris- and fingerprint-scanning technologies. Speaking at the Biometrics 2005 conference in London on Thursday, Rob Bowley, director of ID Projects with the UKPS...
[October 20, 2005, 18:05]
Government ditches ID database plans
News For the Public Key Infrastructure information related to the secure use and issue of ID cards, the plan is to build on existing systems used to issue ePassports which currently rely on facial biometrics.
[December 20, 2006, 7:22]
Airport trials face-scanning technology
News Gates equipped with facial-recognition scanning equipment are comparing the faces of UK and European passengers to their electronic passports. The UK Border Agency has started trials of facial-recognition technology to check passports at Manchester...
[August 20, 2008, 10:52]
Biometrics to catch 'fake' asylum seekers
News A pre-tender document seen by silicon.com said the Home Office is looking to introduce scanning and facial recognition technology that can store images on a central database at its Croydon Asylum Screening Unit (ASU) later this summer.
[May 23, 2003, 15:52]
Union voices fears over airport face-scanning tech
News Trials of gates equipped with facial-recognition scanning technology began on Tuesday at Manchester Airport, but the union said that the system has previously only been used in less demanding circumstances.
[August 21, 2008, 12:56]
Privacy expert resigns to focus on security
News Smith plans to research issues related to Internet security and biometrics technologies, including the effectiveness of facial-scanning technology installed at airports and the possible threat of cyberterrorism.
[November 1, 2001, 12:09]
City Airport deploys biometric security
News The longer term goal will see passengers passing biometric tests -- with applications such as facial recognition, iris scanning and fingerprint reading set to play a role in the future of passport control.
[May 7, 2003, 16:13]
ID cards set back by equipment failure
News Problems with the hardware, software and the capture and recognition of data have forced adjustments to the resolution and focus of the facial-recognition camera, along with modifications to the background used for iris scanning.
[May 6, 2004, 12:25]
ID card data will remain unreadable until 2010
News The ID cards' chips carry biographical data, as well as facial and fingerprint scans, of the cardholder. A spokesman for the UK Border Agency denied it was behind schedule to meet its target of issuing about 50,000 cards to foreign nationals by the...
[April 8, 2009, 8:25]
Creator 7 review
Reviews PhotoSuite 7 provides a very friendly interface for common photo-editing tasks, as well as enhancement options such as painting, masking and facial-flaw correction; it's a nice application for beginners but has less depth than other dedicated...
[March 5, 2004, 14:40]
US urges EU to lead the way in biometric IDs
News Despite plans already on the table in the EU to include biometrics in visas and residence permits, the US is keen to see biometric elements introduced into passports, including fingerprint or facial recognition data.
[October 30, 2003, 16:00]
Airport security technology under scrutiny
News Biometrics is the digital analysis of biological characteristics such as facial structure, fingerprints and iris patterns, using cameras or scanners and computers that in some cases are as small as a computer mouse.
[September 13, 2001, 14:40]
