Tag: Biometrics
Chinese authorities implement mass collection of Biometrics
Chinese authorities are in the process of a mass collection of biometric data from the residents of a region with a high population of...
Biometric screening goes live at Terminal 4 of Changi Airport, Singapore
Terminal 4 of Singapore’s Changi Airport is now open, with biometric passenger screening enabled by IDEMIA. The airport’s Fast and Seamless Travel (FAST) program...
Biometrics Institute and IOM collaborate to promote responsible use of biometrics
The Biometrics Institute and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that formalized closer collaboration on shared priorities, including...
Biometrics to make domestic flying easier
Shortly, boarding domestic flights in India will not require paper or e-tickets. The government has begun work on ensuring an entirely paperless aircraft boarding...
Consumers prefer Fingerprint Biometrics to PINs: FPC Study
Fingerprint scanning is the top biometric modality on mobile devices around the world, suggest new findings from a Fingerprint Cards-commissioned study. The results suggest...
Brits give thumbs up to in-store biometrics
Nearly two thirds of Brits want to be able to use a biometric scan to authorise payments in-store, according to a WorldPay survey. Fingerprints...
CISF proposes to do away with boarding pass
After doing away with hand baggage tags at over a dozen airports, aviation security agencies are now planning to dump the boarding pass collection...
Could the iPhone X pave the path for Biometrics at the...
Of the many bells and whistles that Apple showed off at its product release keynote, the biggest talker may have been the new face-scanning...
NMIMS installs biometric system to keep out outsiders
Officials at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Vile Parle, have found a new way to discourage trespassing inside the college premises. Borrowing...
AIIMS to start biometric attendance system for security guards
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has decided to implement mandatory biometric system to register the attendance of private security guards at...