Without explicit safeguards, your personal biometric data are destined for a government database Security through biology is an enticing idea. Since 2011, police departments across the U.S.... Read more
No consistent change occurs in the distinguishing texture of their irises for at least a decade A new report* by biometric researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (... Read more
Instantaneous face recognition that would be almost impossible to spoof Forget fingerprints or iris recognition, the next big thing in biometrics will be a thermal imaging scan that maps the... Read more
IN “SKYFALL”, the latest James Bond movie, 007 is given a gun that only he can fire. It works by recognising his palm print, rendering it impotent when it falls into a baddy’s hands. Like ma... Read more