Biometrics refers to a process of identification of physical characteristics of an individual such as fingerprints, retinal patterns, etc. The technology has grown faster to replace document-based IDs ...

With enterprises constantly on the lookout for better security, biometrics is increasingly seen as a better alternative for authenticating digital identities than outdated authentication methods such ...

While biometric access control may be more commonly implemented in government facilities and high-end applications, the reality is that in addition to these traditional users, many more adopters are ...

With public acceptance of biometric-related identification on the rise, and legislative attention focused on national security, players in the biometric security industry say the time is right for ...

Biometric security devices — which authenticate a person’s identity on the basis of physical characteristics, such as a fingerprint — have been available in one form or another for 30 years. But ...

A Hong Kong bank recently fell victim to an impersonation scam in which a bank employee was tricked into transferring $25.6 million to thieves after a video call with the bank CFO and other colleagues ...

An employee scans the eyes of a woman for biometric data needed to apply for a passport, at the passport office in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2021. Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent ...

Trust Stamp has announced a significant advancement in biometric security, with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granting a patent for its "Shape Overlay for Proof of Liveness" technology. This ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is remaking itself around a digital identity system that tens of millions of its ...

Critics assert Real ID is the latest component in the creation of national biometric databases and surveillance systems.

The results are in. And as it turns out, despite the naysayers, Americans are happy about the use of biometric security measures at airports. The U.S. Travel Association, in conjunction with Ipsos, ...

The upgrade is part of its commitment to continually enhance the quality of passport-related services and to integrate the ...