Biometrics

The SecurityInfoWatch.com Biometrics product category is a collection of news, product listings and other resources for security professionals researching biometric access control and identity verification solutions. It covers fingerprint, iris and facial recognition solutions as well as variety of other biometric authentication modalities.

Government use of face surveillance technology is now banned in Cambridge, Mass., following a unanimous city council vote Monday night.
Cambridge, Mass. bans government use of facial recognition technology
Legislation that would impose a statewide moratorium on the technology's use is currently before a committee in the state legislature
Jan 15th, 2020
Exacqvision Face Matching
exacqVision's Facial Matching solution
Ideal for retail, education, and other businesses, exacqVision Facial Matching solution is powered by Tyco AI
Jan 10th, 2020
The Meere Company demonstrated a wide range of ToF video surveillance cameras at CES 2020 performing functions like short-range object recognition and facial recognition as far as 14 meters away.
CES shows off security devices that intrigue
The expanding meaning of IoT and AI converge to create new possibilities
Jan 9th, 2020
A privacy group is suing the MTA over its apparent use of facial recognition technology at a busy Manhattan subway station.
Privacy group sues MTA over use of facial recognition at Times Square subway station
STOP decries use of alleged 'spy tools,' seeks release of records on use of tech
Jan 8th, 2020
Tapplock Enterprise
Tapplock enterprise Smart Padlock Access Management Platform
GSX 2019 Booth #2080
Mar 7th, 2019
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BenjiLock By Hampton Livia and Luca Deadbolts
BenjiLock technology combines with Hampton door hardware security expertise for versions with fingerprint, code, key, app, geofencing and voice assistant control
Jan 7th, 2020
Beginning this month, the Lockport School District, near the Canadian border, will become one of the first school systems in the country to try out facial recognition software.
N.Y. school district to push forward with facial recognition software despite privacy concerns
Lockport schools to become one of first school systems in the country to use the technology
Jan 6th, 2020
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Tapplock Unveils New Enterprise Fingerprint Scanning Padlock Accessories
Company to debut new accessories for its Tapplock enterprise platform at CES 2020
Jan 6th, 2020
A woman accused of stealing two grills from a Florida hardware store was caught through facial recognition programs that analyzed security footage from a bulletin posted on social media, according to an arrest report.
Facial recognition system leads to arrest in theft at Fla. hardware store
Program analyzed footage from a social media bulletin to identify suspect
Jan 2nd, 2020
Since November, Customs and Border Protection has utilized biometric facial comparison tools in Laredo. Essentially, this automates the process where officers would match people’s faces to their photo ID.
CBP begins using facial comparison program at U.S.-Mexico border crossing
Facial recognition tech now in place at four land ports and 25 airports across the country
Jan 2nd, 2020
Facial recognition is a fast-advancing technology in a constant cycle of improvements and is widely adopted across the public and private sectors. Reports from non-biased organizations like NIST are immensely valuable.
SIA applauds NIST study on facial recognition
Dec 27th, 2019
SIA, ASIS and PSA Security Network discuss technology, business trends to watch in this SecurityInfoWatch.com roundtable.
Roundtable: Security Tech, Business Trends to Watch in 2020
Dec 27th, 2019
Delta Air Lines begins to allow passengers to use facial recognition cameras to confirm their identity at an LAX boarding gate on Sept. 6, 2019. Sea-Tac in Seattle is the first airport to resist the federal push for biometric identification technologies.
Wash. airport resists federal push for facial recognition, other biometric technologies
Dec 13th, 2019
The movement to fully hyperconverged solutions is positioning a synthetic cognition or AI to take control of a city, government, utility, etc.
Secured Communication and the Future of the Converged World
Dec 13th, 2019
Timothy J. Pastore, Esq., is a Partner in the New York office of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP (www.saul.com), where he is the Chair of the Security Systems Practice Group. Before entering private practice, Mr. Pastore was an officer and Judge Advocate General (JAG) in the U.S. Air Force and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice. Reach him at (212) 980-7204 or by e-mail at timothy.pastore@saul.com.
Legal Brief: More Major Companies Fighting Illinois Biometrics Law
Lowe's and Home Depot join Facebook as defendants in lawsuits over the use of facial recognition
Dec 12th, 2019
The latest version of Avigilon Control Center (ACC) incorporates artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition technology.
Avigilon adds appearance alerts to commercial video management software
AI-powered facial recognition technology will help commercial customers enhance safety and efficiency
Dec 9th, 2019
Temitope Akinyemi, the chief privacy officer for the New York State Eduction Department, wrote to Lockport Superintendent Michelle Bradley saying that if privacy changes, which further clarify students won't be in the system database, are made then the state education department will allow the district to use its facial and object recognition system.
N.Y. school district moves closer to being able to use facial, object recognition system
State's chief privacy officer says if Lockport adopts privacy recommendations then they will be allowed to use controversial tech
Dec 4th, 2019
Public safety, law enforcement and anti-terrorist governmental mandates will greatly enhance surveillance camera shipments reaching 135 million in 2024.
New research touts access control, body-worn video, surveillance cameras to boost biometrics market
ABI Research says these three tech areas will see the most growth in the biometric market between now and 2024
Dec 3rd, 2019
Lacking permission to use its 300 digital cameras for facial recognition, officials at the Lockport City School District came up with another idea: Use the cameras to look for guns instead.
N.Y. school district wants to use facial-recognition system to watch for guns
Without permission to use technology on faces, Lockport schools seek to use solution to detect other threats
Nov 25th, 2019
Delta Air Lines, Sea-Tac’s second-largest carrier, is implementing facial recognition to use with international travelers at its gates by year-end.
Delta to use facial recognition system at Wash. airport
Technology to be used on passengers traveling internationally
Nov 25th, 2019
Now Portland City Councilors Pious Ali and Brian Batson want the city to formally ban the use of facial recognition technology and similar identification tools by city employees, including the city’s police department.
Portland, Maine, considers ban on face recognition technology
Proposed ordinance would prohibit city employees from using such systems
Nov 18th, 2019
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Video: London bar leverages facial recognition to improve customer service
Critics call use of technology intrusive and frivolous
Nov 15th, 2019
SIA CEO Don Erickson and Senior Manager of Government Relations Joe Hoellerer recently discussed top-of-mind issues facing the security industry today.
Voices of the Industry: What’s trending from a SIA perspective
From smart cities to government procurement issues, SIA’s Erickson and Hoellerer share some insights
Nov 15th, 2019
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Forensic Criminal Tagging System
Technology proven to enhance performance of intrusion, access control and video monitoring systems
Nov 11th, 2019
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Boon Edam to display optical turnstile integrated with biometric technology at ISC East 2019
Company to demonstrate fast, accurate tailgating mitigation with Lifeline Swing integrated with MorphoWave fingerprint technology by IDEMIA
Nov 6th, 2019
A federal lawsuit recently filed by the ACLU is seeking records from the Justice Department, DEA and FBI detailing their use of facial-recognition software.
ACLU sues feds over facial recognition technology
Lawsuit seeks details from DOJ, DEA and FBI on how the tech is being used
Nov 5th, 2019
Once it is set up, India's National Automated Facial Recognition System will provide a centralized database for police forces across its 28 states.
India to build one of the world's largest facial recognition systems
System to provide centralized database for police across country's 28 states
Nov 5th, 2019
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HID Global helps secure BigWise retail customers
Fingerprint biometric authentication adds security and convenience to the BigWise Stellar Point of Sale (POS) solution
Oct 28th, 2019