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Customs and Border Protection Expands Biometric Iris Recognition Use

Customs and Border Protection is expanding its use of biometric iris recognition The agency hopes to use the technology in all of its border apprehensions, according to a source familiar with the program. By Rebecca Heilweil, FEDSCOOP Customs and Border Protection is continuing to expand its use of biometric iris recognition at the nation’s borders,

2024-12-18T10:14:59-05:00December 18th, 2024|News|

Iris ID Announces Arena Partnership

Iris ID is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Arena to distribute its cutting-edge multi-model iris and facial recognition products in the Turkish market. This collaboration aims to leverage Arena's extensive network of partners to enhance accessibility to iris recognition solutions across many diverse industries. Customers can now access Iris ID's innovative products through

2024-03-01T12:07:28-05:00March 1st, 2024|News|

Iris Recognition Delivers Superior Identity Authentication

Iris Recognition Delivers Superior Identity Authentication While Protecting Personal Privacy By Mohammed Murad | Security Today Magazine There has been much public discussion and outcry surrounding the use of biometrics for security and law enforcement applications. On one hand, biometrics technology delivers a proven means of improving security unlike conventional access and identity credentials. Yet

2023-10-24T15:11:48-04:00October 24th, 2023|News|

Biometric Kiosk Authentication – A Talk With Frank Olea

Biometric Kiosk Authentication – A Talk With Frank Olea By Evan Schuman Kiosk Authentication Is Getting Trickier As kiosks are handling more sensitive and compliance-controlled data–as well as literally giving users money and other high-value items–robust authentication is critical. But robust in the kiosk realm cannot mean time-consuming or in any other way deliver friction.

2023-07-03T10:14:36-04:00July 3rd, 2023|News|

NADRA adds Iris ID to biometric identification platform

NADRA adds iris to automated biometric identification platform with Iris ID June 5, 2023 By Ayang Macdonald|BiometricUpdate.com Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has introduced iris biometrics as the third ID verification option on its Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS), calling it a “landmark achievement.” A video promoting the modality’s addition clearly

2023-06-12T10:42:42-04:00June 6th, 2023|News|

Iris Recognition Delivers a Positive ID for Law Enforcement

Tim Meyerhoff Director, North America, Iris ID In September of 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) implemented the Next Generation Identification (NGI) Iris Service, which provides the ability to capture, catalog and rapidly compare iris images to verify identities with up to 99% accuracy. To make this advanced form of identity management most effective

2023-02-02T11:13:08-05:00February 2nd, 2023|News|

Why Healthcare Facilities Should Adopt Biometrics

Mohammed Murad   Most Americans use biometrics daily. Fingerprint, face, or iris recognition technology unlocks our smartphones. Iris or facial scans quickly move people through airport security and past customs agents. Biometrics are common in many office buildings, enhancing or replacing traditional access control. Numerous surveys show most respondents becoming comfortable using the various biometric technologies, often preferring them

2022-08-31T15:55:53-04:00May 19th, 2022|News|

Airports are already using biometrics

Part 3 by Mohammed Murad Biometrics technologies provide various choices, typically divided into behavioral or physiological categories. Behavioral biometrics might measure how a person walks, talks, signs a signature or types on a keyboard. More commonly used physiological measurements include scans of a person’s fingerprints, facial structure and iris, the colored ring around the pupil.

2022-08-31T15:55:55-04:00February 3rd, 2022|Blog, News|

Robotic Vessels Roam the Seas

By Mohammed Murad 1 December 2021Security Technology, December 2021 On any day, Ocean Infinity's fleet of marine robotic equipment including autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are searching the world's seas to acquire and analyze data on behalf of governments, energy companies, and scientific organizations. The company is a pioneer in the use of marine robotic vessels equipped

2022-08-31T15:55:56-04:00December 6th, 2021|News|