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Original Technorati articles tagged “biometrics”

• in Technology
  I Sing The Body Electric
  Our own bodies could become part of the digital landscape
  by oldgoat1957 / on Sep 19, 2012
• in Politics
  National ID Debate Begins: Is It Friday Already?
  A Democratic proposal to implement biometric requirements to work in America seems like it doesn't solve the problem.
  by sussman / on Apr 30, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “biometrics”

 

• "De-extinction"

  
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  Thanks to John Hagel, this interesting TED talk of the possibility of a Jurrasic Park like de-extinction process.
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• Google to make 2-step verification mandatory, phones to replace passwords

  
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  (Image credit: Biometrics / Shutterstock ) The rise of mobile devices and persistent connectivity, as well as apps and cloud services, has put us all at potential risk when it comes to online security. Simply put, it’s no longer as basic as using strong passwords and strong encryption on websites and services. ...
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• Massive Big Brother Surveillance Only Used for Corporate Marketing, Says Expert

  
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  Susanne Posel Occupy Corporatism November 6, 2012       In the UK, more than 200 CCTV cameras have been installed in bathrooms and changing rooms to monitor students. Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch said that parents were not aware of this new development and that schools should explain what ...
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• DHS Contracts RFID Tracking Devices To Be Used During Natural Disasters

  
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  Susanne Posel Occupy Corporatism November 7, 2012         Pennsylvania schools are tracking 450 students with RFID devices around their necks during a study conducted by the University of Pittsburgh program called Social Mixing and Reparatory Transmission in Schools (SMART). Students in selected school ...
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• PayPal Seeking to Get Rid of Passwords

  
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  The chief information security officer for Paypal, Michael Barrett, spoke at the Interop IT conference and advocated for a new internet security system that got rid of passwords and PINs in favor of biometric technology – specifically fingerprint scanners. To push the envelope even further, Mr. Barrett said he ...
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• #VBCSF In Review: Real World Implementations, Open Issues and Future Opportunities

  
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  Voice Biometrics Conference 2013-San Francisco came to a close yesterday after a succession of presentations and panels that highlighted the growing need for better authentication and the role that voice biometrics can play far beyond its original presence alongside IVRs (interactive voice response systems) in ...
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• What’s With The Biometric Database Buried In Immigration Bill?

  
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  The Gang of Eight’s immigration reform bill has even more goodies buried in its more than 800 pages. Today we learn that it also includes  a mandate that each and every one of us is “identified, counted and countable,” as Salon put it . Wired has the scoop . Buried in the more than  800 pages of the ...
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• PayPal wants to get rid of passwords in favor of biometric security

  
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  While passwords are the way of the land on the internet, PayPal’s chief information security officer Michael Barrett says that passwords and PINs are obsolete and we need a new standard for security on computers and the internet. Barrett thinks that the next step is fingerprint scanners, which he believes will debut ...
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• Bank Using Voice Biometrics To Authenticate Customers. Could It Work In Retail Call Centers?

  
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  Retail security experts have long argued that shoppers in-store provide more security identification potential than those online and that shoppers phoning into a call center offer the least. But a major U.K. bank is using biometrics to authenticate telephone customers by using the customers pre-recorded vocal ...
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• Biomimicry and aviation

  
  New Florence. New Renaissance. — Authority: 148
  Biomimicry is the art of technology mirroring nature as in this story about seahorse tails inspiring the next generation agile robot. Even more impressive is this Airbus description of how the water repellant features of the Lotus leaf, the curling...
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• Biometric Technology Innovation

  
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  Biometric technology substantially improves on the benefits of computerized time and attendance, guaranteeing accurate payrolls. By verifying each employee quickly and reliably, biometric systems remove the costs and frustrations of badge administration, delivering an impressive return on investment.   Badge-based ...
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• Voice Biometrics Conference: What You Can Learn From a Phone Call

  
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  John Amein, the Senior VP of Product Managment, Voxeo , is attending the 2013  Voice Biometrics Conference in San Francisco today and tomorrow.  The VBC SF theme: “Security in a Mobile, Multifactor World.”   If you’re attending the 2013 Voice Biometrics Conference, please join Voxeo’s John Amein, ...
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• News from Voice Biometrics Conference-San Francisco: Voice Authentication Making Passwords Passe at Barclay’s

  
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  Nuance Communications has issued two press releases that emphasize the game changing role that voice-based authentication is playing to improve customer care. The releases coincide with Day One of Voice Biometrics Conference – San Francisco. The first release confirms that Barclay’s Wealth & Investment ...
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• Headline News - May 8, 2013

  
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  On the web: India: Oxigen ties up with NPCI to unveil instant remittance service OxiCash for unbanked people - TechCircle.in - "OxiCash is a mobile wallet service through which people can make money transfers to any bank and also receive funds using the IMPS (Immediate Payment Service) platform of the NPCI…" ...
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• Paradigm Announces Scientific Advisory Board

  
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  Paradigm, a non-profit joint venture between the University of Michigan Health System and the International Genomics Consortium (IGC), has announced its Scientific Advisory Board. Five internationally-recognized physicians bring expertise in key areas to ensure that Paradigms next generation sequencing and molecular ...
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• Voice Biometrics Vendor Survey and “Intelliview” Mid-Year Edition (2013)

  
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  Featured Research The market for voice biometrics-based solutions has matured significantly in the past year. In this document Opus Research compares the products and strategic position of a select group of solution providers and presents structured analysis that should benefit decision makers planning to introduce ...
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• DHS Seeks Single Vendor for ID Mgmt System

  
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  The Department of Homeland Security plans to release a solicitation in June for an identity management system intended to centralize physical and logical access to the department’s facilities, Homeland Security Today reports. Mickey McCarter writes DHS wants a single vendor for the ...
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• At Valve, Portal 2 can be played with your eyes, Left4Dead reacts to nervous players

  
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  Valve has been looking at the use of biometrics in games for quite a while now, and they even have an experimental psychologist on staff in the form of Mike Ambinder. He was…
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• Beyond Satire

  
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  The world is rapidly becoming a place where governments and officials enforce the letter of the law, rather than the spirit of the law. This is oppressive. I heard on the radio a case about a gentleman who was stopped while driving for a routine check; It was discovered that he had forgot (presumably like millions ...
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• Bloomberg News: Iris Scans Seen Shrinking $7 Billion Medical Data Breach

  
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  Bloomberg News reports that hospitals are looking to biometric technology, including iris scans, as a defense against security breaches and medical identity theft: Clinics and hospitals around the world are acquiring technology that identifies people based on physical traits to improve patient safety and stamp out ...
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