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Chinese Woman Surgically Switches Fingerprints To Evade Japanese Immigration...

The First Line Of Defense No one will slip by with crack security guards like this James Bond-type watching our borders. When attempting to evade biometric sensors, most go with the Tyler Durden or the...

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Noses Beat Eyes as a Biometric Identification Marker

The Nose Knows Software analyzes where shadows fall on the face to give the computer a good model of the nose. via BBC NewsWhile retina scans still give a James Bond feel to security, and finger prints...

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U.S. Government Launches Official Agency to Manage Biometric Database

Army Biometrics U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Jerrod McClure, foreground, and Aaron McFarland, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, input Iraqi's data into a biometrics system Dec. 15, 2008, in Nimrud, Iraq,...

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The Army Wants Olfactory Sensors That Can Smell Potential Perps At A Distance

Smelling Threats from a Distance Using people's unique scents to identify them before they get too close to troops could save soldiers' lives. If something doesn't smell right, the Army wants to know...

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Poland Installs Europe's First Biometric Fingerprint-Scanning ATM Machine

Biometric Fingerprint Scanning Leave the ID cards at home; a good finger scan is all you need. RachmaninoffGiven the financial situations in Greece, Spain, and Portugal in recent weeks, the Euro Zone...

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UK School Replaces Library Cards for Kids with Fingerprint Scans

Fingerprints They've been used in security schemes forever, but now UK schools are scanning the 'prints of kids as young as four in order to check out library books. Vince AlongiWe already know that...

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Biometric Technologies are 'Inherently Fallible,' says U.S. Report

Biometrics in Baghdad A U.S. marine uses an iris scanner to identify a city council member in Baghdad. Biometric systems - those that identify individuals based on unique biological characteristics...

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New Biometric Software Tracks Unique Eye Movements For Identification

Eye Scan Future eye scanners will look for your eye's patterns of movement, rather than unique physical shapes. US Army via FlickrBiometrics, harrumph. Meet eyeometrics - a new system that tracks not...

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Wikileaked Cables from Beijing Reveal China's Pursuit of Fusion Power,...

The University of Science and Technology of ChinaMinbali via WikimediaIt's no secret that China is beating up on America and the West in everything from infrastructure to technology investment, but...

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A Florida School District is Taking Attendance by Scanning Students' Fingers

Roll Call, via Fingerprintbcymet via FlickrRoll call is going high-tech in Washington County, Fla. Rather than the usual name calling and response, students are now checking into class with finger...

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What the Defense Department Wants For Christmas

...And Checking It Twice Senior Airman Nayibe Ramos runs through a runs through a checklist during GPS operations. The Marines' new proposal would obviate GPS. USAF photo by Airman 1st Class Mike...

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A Car Seat That Authenticates the Driver With Butt Recognition

Buttprint SecurityAdvanced Institute of Industrial TechnologyBiometric security is often focused on the more boring anatomical parts, like the pads of the fingers (ehhh) or the eyes (who cares). So...

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A Fingerprint Scanner That Can Capture Prints From 20 Feet Away

Scanning Fingerprints at a DistanceUniversity of KentuckyOpening doors with the wave of a hand Gaining access to your gym or office building could soon be as simple as waving a hand at the front door....

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Digital Iris Fakes Made with Evolving Algorithm Fool Biometric Scanners

Reverse Engineering Iris Codes into Iris Images that Pass Biometric TestsJavier Galbally via Threat LevelThere's more to iris scans than meets the eye, and that could end up being their undoing. New...

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Gun Shoots Criminals With DNA Tags, Marking Them For Later Arrest

DNA Gun In Action SelectaDNA's high-velocity DNA tagging system is available in both pistol and rifle formats. SelectamarkDNA tags label rioters and other criminals so cops can find them "at a less...

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The Army Wants Olfactory Sensors That Can Smell Potential Perps At A Distance

Smelling Threats from a Distance Using people's unique scents to identify them before they get too close to troops could save soldiers' lives. If something doesn't smell right, the Army wants to know...

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Poland Installs Europe's First Biometric Fingerprint-Scanning ATM Machine

Biometric Fingerprint Scanning Leave the ID cards at home; a good finger scan is all you need. RachmaninoffGiven the financial situations in Greece, Spain, and Portugal in recent weeks, the Euro Zone...

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UK School Replaces Library Cards for Kids with Fingerprint Scans

Fingerprints They've been used in security schemes forever, but now UK schools are scanning the 'prints of kids as young as four in order to check out library books. Vince AlongiWe already know that...

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Biometric Technologies are 'Inherently Fallible,' says U.S. Report

Biometrics in Baghdad A U.S. marine uses an iris scanner to identify a city council member in Baghdad. Biometric systems – those that identify individuals based on unique biological characteristics...

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New Biometric Software Tracks Unique Eye Movements For Identification

Eye Scan Future eye scanners will look for your eye's patterns of movement, rather than unique physical shapes. US Army via FlickrBiometrics, harrumph. Meet eyeometrics — a new system that tracks not...

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