Cross Match Technologies has become the first certified supplier of biometric devices for India’s unique identification numbers (UID) project.

The third-largest shareholder of Cogent intends to “vigorously oppose” the recent proposal to sell the company to 3M saying it undervalues the business.
 

A new study performed on students at the University of Texas has demonstrated the feasibility of a new gesture-based biometric system that does not require any expensive hardware other than a standard mouse.

UK biometric company OmniPerception has developed facial surveillance technology that is capable of identifying faces in seconds. The company claims that subjects don’t even have to look directly at the camera for the system to work.

Foreign nationals suspected of using fake identities to enter South Korea will have their fingerprints and face scanned at all international air and sea ports in the country. 

3M has made a bold bid to become a major player in the biometrics market by purchasing cash-rich AFIS provider Cogent in a deal valued at US$943 million.

Spain has installed multi-biometric electronic access kiosks in two of its largest airports. The technology provides a highly efficient and secure way to speed-up the passport control process for European citizens.

It almost seems unbelievable, but researchers in the USA are proposing to take biometric scanning to a whole new level by capturing skeletal images.

The human brain and visual organs can be considered the best existing face recognition machine. Are expectations therefore set too high for biometric facial recognition technology?

Malaysia’s Home Minister confirms that a biometric system to monitor foreign workers in the country is expected to be implemented at all entry points from October 2010.

The UK parliament has published a committee stage report on the Identity Documents Bill, highlighting how the new coalition government has been debating its contents with the opposition.