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• New RFID Implantable Microchip Commercial

  
  PuppetGov — Authority: 558
  VeriChip is the last Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved human-implantable radio-frequency identification (RFID) microchip.
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• SOFTWARE DEVELOPER JOBS-FULCRUM BIOMETRICS GURGAON

  
  VFRESHERS — Authority: 156
  Software Developer Job Openings at Gurgaon – Fulcrum BiometricsJob Title : Software DeveloperAbout Company :Fulcrum Biometrics is a leading international provider, distributor and integrator of multiple biometric identity management systems and solutions. We provide biometric identification software and hardware ...
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• Apple May Be Bringing RFID to the iPhone

  
  PuppetGov — Authority: 558
  Apple has apparently been testing prototype versions of the next generation iPhone with RFID support built-in. If true, the next iPhone hardware update could lets users interact with other RFID-enabled devices.
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• teacher claims fingerprinting is ‘mark of the beast

  
  media monarchy — Authority: 435
  from threat level: A 22-year veteran kindergarten teacher in the Texas Bible Belt could lose her job for refusing, on religious grounds, to give fingerprints under a state law requiring them.The evangelical Christian, Pam McLaurin, is fighting a looming suspension, claiming that fingerprinting amounts to the “Mark ...
  3 days ago

• Extend and Pretend, Understanding The Fed, Biometric IDs and More!

  
  The 5 Min. Forecast — Authority: 119
  by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias “Extend and pretend” enters public sector… Senate bumps homebuyer credit, unemployment insurance Rob Parenteau on the Fed’s real objective: Keeping you in stocks Greg Guenthner with a big government build-up and an emerging tech… all in one! Another ...
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• Tel Aviv University researcher: Kids’ right-to-privacy for their genetic material needs better protection

  
  Privacy Lives — Authority: 523
  Tel Aviv University announces a researcher’s recent article in Science (Children and Population Biobanks, which is behind a pay wall) concerning the privacy of children’s DNA. (In July, the Washington Post had a story on the privacy of newborn children’s DNA, noting that sometimes the medical data is collected ...
  4 days ago

• Liberian Government Launches Biometric Passport

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 155
  The Liberian government has launched through its Foreign Affairs ministry a new biometric passport. The new passports are consistent with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for Biometric Machine Readable Passports. According to the Passport Director Madam Tennema Deline, the ...
  5 days ago

• Op-Ed at Guardian (UK): Europe’s own surveillance state

  
  Privacy Lives — Authority: 523
  Stephen Booth, a research analyst at think tank Open Europe, writes about privacy and surveillance in Europe for the Guardian newspaper.As eloquently expressed in this forum before, the defence of our civil liberties is now a war on two fronts. While the UK government pushes ahead with new ways to stockpile our ...
  5 days ago

• Employers to take fingerprints for CRB checks

  
  ID in the News — Authority: 424
  Chris Williams writes in The Register: Private companies will take fingerprints from job applicants as part of a trial to improve the accuracy of Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) background checks. The trial, disclosed to The Register in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, will see employment agencies ...
  5 days ago

• Biometrics 200n

  
  Digital Identity Forum — Authority: 411
  [Dave Birch] I actually rather enjoyed my day out at Biometrics 2009 because it was an opportunity to catch up with old friends and see what the buzz is. Yes, you can have LinkedIn and Twitter , but theres still no substitute for hanging out in the coffee area at a big conference. Some of the content was, though, ...
  6 days ago

• Faces

  
  Authspot — Authority: 513
  I’d like to wipe those lies off her face But a hard mask, impenetrable Is so hard to get through But see through those dirty eyes Those hard, sharp words That can pierce a heart with one look I dare say Your face will fade away My hand will be sure of it
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• Comelec tells late registrants to return on Tuesday

  
  PinoyBusiness.ORG - Home — Authority: 136
  Because typhoon Santi has caused power interruption in some parts of Metro Manila and Southern Luzon, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is making some leeway on its strict adherence to a ‘no extension’ of voters’ registration. The Comelec yesterday said it will allow registrants in its offices who were ...
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• USA Today: Americans willing to scan thumbprints, eyes for cybersecurity

  
  PuppetGov — Authority: 558
  Americans are willing to have their thumbprints and eyeballs scanned to keep cybercriminals from stealing their sensitive data, according to survey results released this week.
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• Consumer Grade Facial Recognition: FaceID

  
  Gadgetreview — Authority: 609
  Flashback to a time when facial recognition seemed so far off from reality.  Now open your eyes.  This FaceID system can recognize up to 500 different faces using a pair of digital cameras to create a 3-D image of your face.  After that it runs a face detection algorithm to determine if the image matches the one in ...
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• VoiceCash Making Presence Known in EMEA

  
  Opus Research — Authority: 121
  VoiceCash, an enabler of mobile payment solutions, has made some noise this week with a couple of press releases formally launching its prepaid MasterCard twin card for the German market and announcing a new office and regional CEO in Dubai. Based in Germany, VoiceCash is targeting consumers interested in ...
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• Biometric Identity Theft: Stolen Fingerprints

  
  Identity Theft Expert Speaker John Sileo — Authority: 110
  Identity Theft is a huge and growing problem. According to the recent 2009 Identity Theft Fraud report by Javelin Strategy & Research, victims increased 22% in 2008 to 9.9 million. When businesses are involved, the companies face billions of dollars in theft, millions of dollars in fines and, perhaps most ...
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• DNA of innocents will be kept on database for six years

  
  ID in the News — Authority: 424
  Jason Groves and Ian Drury write in the Daily Mail: The DNA of innocent people could be stored for six years despite a court ruling that it is illegal. Leaked emails reveal that Home Secretary Alan Johnson plans to defy the European Court of Human Rights by allowing police to keep swabs and fingerprints of those ...
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• Behavioral Biometrics For Human Identification: Intelligent Applications (Premier Reference Source) by Liang Wang

  
  Free Your Mind All Free Download — Authority: 161
  Publisher: Medical Information Science Reference 2009-09-04 | 488 Pages | ISBN: 1605667250 | PDF | 11.6 MB Automatic biometrics recognition techniques are becoming increasingly important in corporate and public security systems and have increased in methods due to rapid field development. Behavioral Biometrics for ...
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• Identity Theft Statistics: Gallup Poll

  
  Identity Theft Expert Speaker John Sileo — Authority: 110
  According to a new Gallup poll of identity theft statistics, 66% of adults worry the most about their identities being stolen. Gallup trends measuring Americans’ fear of being victims of specific crimes date back several decades, but for each of 10 crimes, the question has been updated annually on Gallup’s ...
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• The SpikerBox: Shade Tree Neuroscience At Home

  
  Gadgetreview — Authority: 609
  There’s a startup company out there called Backyard Brains, run by a pair of neuroscientists who are marketing a piece of equipment they designed and built themselves called the SpikerBox.  And when you hear what this thing can do, you might be interested in becoming a shade tree neuroscientist yourself. So what ...
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