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| November 15, 2007
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Reinier M. van der Drift
BioXS
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North leads world with biometrics
A COMPANY at the forefront of fingerprint reading security says it is on the way to making the North-East a global centre for the technology.
Newcastle-based UK Biometrics Ltd recently revealed plans to allocate a new UK franchise every month for the next 18 months as it unveiled proposals to create a £100m turnover business by 2010.
Matthew James started UK Biometrics in the year 2000, in a small office with little capital, a telephone and a laptop.
By 2004 he had funded growth from profit, begun to recruit his key management team and formed UK Biometrics Ltd, and recently the Killingworth firm has signed major overseas deals.
Nebusiness
Date: 2007-11-14 |
European Resident Permit made more secure with smart card technology and biometrics
G&D has unveiled a new European residence card at CARTES that supports both contact and contactless technologies. The new permit will contain all the e-government functions envisaged for the European Citizen Card, including two biometrics (facial and two fingerprints) and will allow cardholders to use electronic public services or to authenticate their identity when shopping online or accessing other Internet services.
SecureIDNews
Date: 2007-11-14 |
Universities vow to protect campus freedoms
Universities said today they will continue to protect academic freedom in response to moves announced in a statement on national security by the prime minister.
Gordon Brown said schools, colleges, universities, civil society and faith groups had a part to play in combating terrorism.
The government intends to consult with schools and universities about their role in tackling extremism, he said. Guidance sent out to universities would be updated, he added.
The chief executive of the vice-chancellors' group Universities UK, Diana Warwick, said: "Universities will continue to play a leading part in the debate on the vital subject of protecting academic freedom and tackling extremism.
Guardian Unlimited
Date: 2007-11-14 |
Biometrics Help Identify, Apprehend and Deter Illegal Migrants
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that in the first year of operation, its biometrics at sea program has collected biometric data from 1,368 migrants, prosecuted 90 of those migrants, and helped reduce the flow of illegal migration by nearly 50 percent in the waters between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. This program, initiated last November, is an information sharing effort between US VISIT and the U.S. Coast Guard to address the challenge of identifying illegal migrants who are interdicted at sea. The success of the program has significantly advanced the effort to develop effective mobile solutions for biometric collection and analysis, and represents another step in the department's comprehensive strategy to secure the nation's borders.
The usage of handwritten dynamic (biometric) signatures in the digital world - and its implications
(openPR) - Signature Verification and Fraud Detection Detection Solution Specialist Softpro outlines the status of Dynamic Signature Verification at BAI Retail Delivery Conference in Las Vegas, starting today.
Feds to Check More Migrant IDs at Sea
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The government is expanding a test program that matches fingerprints and photographs of illegal immigrants intercepted at sea with a federal database, U.S. officials announced Wednesday.
The "biometrics-at-sea" program has been used since November 2006 in the dangerous Mona Pass between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. It will be used by Coast Guard vessels operating out of South Florida in spring 2008, said Coast Guard Rear Adm. Wayne Justice.
"We've gotten the concept down in the Mona Pass," Justice said at a news conference. "We're taking a measured approach to expansion."
Palm-print biometrics aid Atlanta police
The Police Department of Atlanta, which makes 63,000 arrests per year, is getting a new kind of weapon to catch criminals: a workflow-based biometrics system that can scan palm prints in addition to fingerprints.
“A lot of criminals will leave a palm print when they try to break into a car or door,” says Capt. Shirley Britton, chief of the Atlanta Police Deptartment. “The benefit of our new system is we can put the palm print into the system along with the fingerprints we now hold.”
NetworkWorld
Date: 2007-11-14 |
Frost & Sullivan Announces 2007 CXOs' Choice Award Candidates for Best Desktop Computing Products in the United States
Frost & Sullivan announced its candidates for the 2007 CXOs' Choice Awards for Best Desktop Computing Products in the United States. The CXOs' Choice Evaluation of Desktop Computing Products research asks various C-Level Executives (i.e., CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CTOs, etc.) to rate desktop computing products on various attributes and select the 'best' brands based upon their professional and personal experience.
"The Choice Awards are part of Frost & Sullivan's global program to recognize outstanding companies who exhibit the best practices across key growth drivers," says Frost & Sullivan Chairman David Frigstad. "Our belief is that companies who excel will continue to grow and flourish."
US talks up biometric border protection
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed today that the first year of its Biometrics-at-Sea border protection programme has been a success and has accomplished its goals. Biometrics-at-Sea collected data from 1,368 migrants during the first 12 months of implementation.
The programme enabled the prosecution of 90 offenders and reduced the flow of illegal migration by nearly 50 per cent in the waters between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, the DHS claimed.
"The Coast Guard is charged with securing America's borders along more than 95,000 miles of coastline," said Wayne Justice, director of response policy at the DHS.
"Biometric technology is an effective tool which will help increase maritime domain awareness through the positive identification of those we interdict.
UK tightens borders with single agency and screening system
A single agency and a multi-billion pound passenger screening system will strengthen the UK's entry points, according to the Home Office.
The Home Office has announced that a new UK Border Agency will unite immigration, customs and visa checks, backed by a £1.2bn passenger screening programme.The screening system programme includes a £650m contract with consortia Trusted Borders for a passenger screening IT system, which will work alongside the rollout of fingerprint visas.
Raytheon Systems, the prime contractor for Trusted Borders, will work with Accenture, Detica, Serco, QinetiQ, Steria, Capgemini, and Daon.
The Register
Date: 2007-11-15 |
Deutsch
London will den Feind besiegen
London. Gordon Browns Arbeit begann im Juni mit einer buchstäblichen Feuertaufe: Kaum hatte der Premierminister die Schwelle von 10 Downing Street überquert, rammte ein Auto ein Terminalgebäude des Glasgow Airports. Gestern nun präsentierte Brown ein Maßnahmenbündel, um Terroranschlägen wie diesen in Zukunft zu verhindern.
MorgenWeb
Date: 2007-11-14 |
Indetitat als Service
Wie jede andere Technologie auch, zum Beispiel das Auto, das Telefon oder das Internet, weckt Identitätsmanagement seit den Anfangstagen Bedürfnisse und Interessen, die vor dem Entstehen der Technologie in diesen Ausmaßen eigentlich unbekannt waren. Zunächst ging es um einfache Authentifizierung mittels Passwörtern und Zugriffskontrolle. Inzwischen gehören Multi-Faktor-Authentifizierung, Biometrie und Federated Identities zum Repertoire. Aber, wie bei allen anderen großen Technologien auch, ist das Ende der Fahnenstange noch lange nicht erreicht. Mit dem zunehmenden Einsatz und der Verbreitung von Identitätsmanagement wachsen die Anforderungen, denen sich die Technologie anpassen muss. Marina Walser, Director Identity & Security Management bei Novell Central Europe, erläutert, warum in Zukunft Service-orientierte Ansätze im Mittelpunkt stehen werden.
Compliance-Magazin.de
Date: 2007-11-14 |
Eklatante Sicherheitslücken im Behörden-Computernetz
Ein Test der Hamburger Datenschützer wird zum Super-GAU. Völlig problemlos gelangen sie an Wohnanschriften, Geburtsdaten und Bankverbindungen von Bediensteten der Landes sowie Daten von Häftlingen, Steuerpflichtigen, Angeklagten und Asylbewerbern.
Eigentlich hatte der Mitarbeiter des Hamburger Datenschutzbeauftragten – im dienstlichen Auftrag natürlich – nur mal testen wollen, wie leicht oder schwer es ist, in der Hamburger Verwaltung an Passwörter für Behördencomputer zu kommen. Was er dann erlebte, erinnerte ihn an Szenarien, die er eigentlich nur aus Hollywoodfilmen kannte: er erlebte den Super-GAU in Punkto Sicherheit.
Welt Online
Date: 2007-11-15 |
Francais
Un nombre croissant de visas professionnels délivrés
L’établissement du visa biométrique espace Schengen sera, indiquent des sources proches du consulat général de France, généralisé à partir du mois de janvier 2008.
Les informations consulaires font état de 28 000 visas délivrés pour la période de l’année 2006 à partir de la wilaya d’Annaba pour, notamment, 14 wilayas de l’est du pays.
La régularité des relations de travail née ces dernières années entre les Algériens et les Français ainsi que les nombreux voyages de Français natifs d’Algérie ont permis une croissance de demandes de visas et ceci a été un facteur important pour notamment le rapprochement entre les deux peuples.
La Nouvelle Republique
Date: 2007-11-14 |
Nederlands
Toekomstige camera's herkennen personen en locaties
Fotofanaten kennen ongetwijfeld het terugkerende probleem met hun eigen werk. Honderden, zo niet duizenden foto's belanden in aparte mapjes op uw computer. En het is zoeken naar een speld in een hooiberg wanneer u net die ene foto nodig hebt. U kunt foto's wel labelen, maar wie bij elke gelegenheid zijn camera tevoorschijn haalt, heeft weinig zin om die beelden achteraf allemaal te voorzien van sleutelwoorden.
De toekomst belooft beterschap. Vandaag zien we steeds meer camera's opduiken die het gezicht weten terug te vinden in het beeld. De volgende stap die we mogen verwachten, is echte gezichtsherkenning. Dan herkent de camera (of software op de computer) automatisch wie er op de foto's staat, wat het achteraf terugvinden stukken makkelijker maakt.
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