Showing posts with label Biometrics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Biometrics. Show all posts

Wednesday, 22 January 2020

Trump Administration Plans To Add Nigeria And Six Other Nations To Travel Ban List

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The Trump administration is planning to add seven countries - Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania - to its travel ban list, U.S. media reports said on Tuesday.

Monday, 14 March 2016

United Kingdom Database Hold DNA Profiles of 7,800 Terrorism Suspects

A United Kingdom police counter-terrorism database contains the DNA profiles and fingerprints of more than 7,800 identified individuals, an official government watchdog has revealed.

Friday, 11 March 2016

Innovative Technologies: Biometrics Is On The Rise, Along With Serious Security Concerns

You want to buy a pair of jeans pair. You approach the cashier to make payment but instead of reaching for your wallet or phone, you pull back your hair. The cashier holds a camera up to your ear. The camera confirms a match to a photo in a database, all of which is linked to your bank. Transaction complete.

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Windows 10 Will Let You Log In With Your Face And Fingerprint

Windows 10 will be out this summer, available in 111 languages and in 190 countries around the world. In an effort to boost their (legal) numbers in China, Microsoft will offer free upgrades from Windows 7 or above to Windows 10 even to owners of pirated versions of Windows. Joe Wilcox thinks it's a great move, for several reasons.