FindBiometrics
Global Identity Management
Integrated Biometrics (IB) is boasting about the role that its technology played in the apprehension of a wanted fugitive at the Laredo Port of Entry. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrested Filiberto Martinez Aguillon at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge while he was crossing the border from Mexico into the United States on July 9. […]
Iris ID will be outfitting Securiport with its contactless IrisAccess iris recognition scanners. Securiport is a border management specialist that currently provides security gates and automated kiosks for airports, seaports, and other international checkpoints. The new partnership will allow Securiport to integrate the IrisAccess scanner into its various security products. The technology will give the […]
A consortium consisting of French security and identity solutions company IDEMIA and a European information technology consultancy, Sopra Steria, has announced it was awarded a contract to deliver a new shared biometric matching system (sBMS) by the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and […]
“…the acquisition will further strengthen Leidos’ technological capabilities in a market area where sophisticated technologies like biometrics are playing an increasingly important role.” Government-focused technology solutions giant Leidos has acquired L3Harris Technologies’ Security Detection and Automation business in a cash deal valued at about $1 billion. The latter organization specializes in security screening solutions for […]
Another identity solutions provider has adopted new technology to better address the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, everis ADS (Aerospace, Defense and Security) has integrated thermal imaging capabilities into its various biometric products, becoming the latest company to use thermal tech to watch for possible infection. The thermal tech will be deployed across everis’ entire portfolio of […]
Covington & Burling has completed its audit of the Israeli facial recognition specialist AnyVision. The audit was carried out at the request of Microsoft in an effort to determine whether or not AnyVision’s technology was being used in a mass surveillance scheme of Palestinians in the West Bank, as had been alleged in a series […]
JENETRIC has unveiled a new fingerprint capture device to facilitate mobile enrollment. The LIVETOUCH Flipcase is a ten-print scanner that can be attached to a standard smartphone, making it easier for law enforcement officers to register people’s fingerprints while in the field. The LIVETOUCH Flipcase is built with JENETRIC’s LIVETOUCH QUATTRO Compact, which is itself […]
Thailand has introduced the world’s first biometric fever screening solution that has been fully integrated into its existing biometric border control system. The solution, provided by German company Dermalog via a specialized fever-detection camera, was demonstrated by the Thai Immigration Bureau deputy commissioner, Pol Maj-Gen Surapong Chaichan, at the Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok […]
Market research news is always a popular topic among FindBiometrics readers, but it’s a little bit surprising to see that an item about survey research turned out to be the most popular news story in this week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ top articles. Of course, it is an interesting report. Issued by Experian, the 2020 Global […]
ABI Research has released a new report that predicts that the border biometrics market will be worth $3.5 billion by 2025. The market encapsulates all of the biometric technologies that have been deployed to screen travelers at international borders in the past few years, including kiosks, e-gates, and security cameras with fingerprint, face, and iris […]
Follow Us