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Reinier M. van der Drift
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English
Only biometric passport holders allowed visa-free entry into US
SINGAPORE : The US embassy says passports issued or extended after 26 October 2006 must be biometric in order for Singaporeans to enjoy visa-free entry into the US.
Holders of non-biometric passports who wish to travel to the US can check directly with the US Embassy on their entry requirements.
Alternatively, they may consider applying for the biometric passport or BioPass to enjoy visa-free entry to the US.
Singapore started issuing biometric passports since 15 August last year.
ICA says non-biometric passports are still valid for travel. However, visa requirements are determined by the foreign immigration authorities concerned.
ChannelNewsAsia
Date: 2007-11-28 |
Residential biometric fingerprint locks target mass market
No key to lose or code to remember. Are they safe for your home?
by Dave Young, News2
November 28, 2007
DENVER (KWGN) — We've been hearing about the technology for years now. Now that the prices are coming down the idea sounds great: a lock that reads your fingerprint. No key required. Nothing to lose or memorize.
But are they ready to pass the test?
"It's reading my finger and then what," I asked lock and security technician Elijah Lynn, while we demonstrated one of the units.
"It scans your fingerprint," said Lynn, "It compares that to the algorithm stored in the memory and it's denied you," he added, as the machine's light turned red and refused to open.
"Two-hundred dollars to a $1000 can get you a stand-alone biometric lock that uses batteries" said Lynn, "and will hold usually about 50 to 100 fingerprints. "
TSA biometric security fails 1 in 50 transport workers' credentials
A Lockheed Martin official told a maritime security conference that the current biometric security system for shipping workers implemented in the wake of 9/11, fails to match users with their thumbprints 2% of the time.
NEW YORK CITY (BetaNews) - The director of credentialing technology for US government contractor Lockheed Martin, Jon Rambeau, told attendees of a maritime security conference here today that fingerprint biometric security systems currently used in the Transportation Security Administration's Transport Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program fail to properly authorize enrollees' credentials one time in 50.
Biometric specialist claims that impact of HMRC incident could have been minimised
- VeCommerce says that reliance on personal data is a flawed and outdated concept that should be replaced
Maidenhead, 28th November 2007, VeCommerce, an expert in designing and implementing voice self-service and speaker verification solutions believes that the loss of two disks containing the personal details of 25 million UK citizens by HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customers) office, would have been less cause for alarm, if it was possible to reduce the reliance on sensitive data to enable fraud.
Responsesource
Date: 2007-11-28 |
Atmel's Biometric Co-processor Solution Featured at AIS/CBX
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Atmel , a leader in secure biometric co-processor solutions, announced today that Kerry Maletsky, Business Unit Director, Advanced Products Group, will present "Secure Biometric Co-processor: Solving the Network Security Puzzle" at the Advanced Identification Systems/Commercial Biometrics Conference in Washington, DC, on November 30 at 11:30 am. Mr. Maletsky's talk focuses on the concerns surrounding biometric privacy and security in a network environment. Specifically, it addresses the effects of how the biometric system architecture and components affect the trust that networks and uses can place on the operation of the system. It further explores how the inclusion of a client hardware biometric co-processor can add both strong authentication and convenience in a network environment -- while maintaining the confidentiality of the users of and the confidence of the network provider.
CNN Money
Date: 2007-11-28 |
Biometrics won't fix data loss problems
Six leading academics have written to a Parliamentary committee to express their dismay at the way biometrics has been used as a magic wand which would have supposedly stopped Darling's great data giveaway.
The six said of claims by the Prime Minister and his Chancellor: "These assertions are based on a fairy-tale view of the capabilities of the technology and in addition, only deal with one aspect of the problems that this type of data breach causes."
Both Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling claimed, after the loss of CDs containing 25m recipients of child benefit, that the data would somehow be protected by biometric information if we had national ID cards.
The letter points out that this is based on three suppositions - that the entire UK population can be enrolled on the database; that no one can forge biometric information; and finally that every ID check would include checks against biometric information on the national database.
The Register
Date: 2007-11-27 |
Using Biometrics to Deter Illegal Immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Coast Guard report that their year-old biometrics-at-sea program has resulted in a nearly 50 percent reduction in the flow of illegal aliens from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic into the United States.
The biometric technology allows the Coast Guard to digitally capture the fingerprints of illegal immigrants intercepted at sea. Instantly transmitted via satellite, the prints can be compared to the US-VISIT system's database of known criminals and immigration violators.
About.com
Date: 2007-11-27 |
Sagem Sécurité and Psion Teklogix partner on biometrics
Biometric mobile computing devices are one step closer, following the signing of a partnership deal between Psion Teklogix and Sagem Sécurité.
An imminent new system from the pair, dubbed MorphoCheck, is said to allow authentication of ID-documents, including electronic passports, ID cards, driving licenses and other ID documents.
They describe it as a mobile, autonomous, lightweight multimodal terminal, capable of scanning 2D barcodes by reading the MRZ band via an OCR (optical character recognition) swipe reader, or reading embedded electronic chips. It can also send all this information to a remote central server.
Manufacturing Computer
Date: 2007-11-27 |
IDF looks to install biometric ID systems at West Bank agricultural crossings
A year after installing biometric systems at checkpoints throughout the territories, the IDF plans to begin using the advanced identification technology at "agricultural crossings" used by Palestinians to pass through the West Bank security barrier to enter and work their fields.
"The vision is to have carousel gates that open and close automatically after the Palestinian is checked by the biometric systems," a high-ranking Civil Administration officer told The Jerusalem Post on Monday. "If this happens, we might even be able to reach a stage that a soldier will only have to be there to ensure that the Palestinian is not carrying any explosives or weaponry."
Jeruzalem Post
Date: 2007-11-27 |
Irish police force to deploy biometric system
27.11.2007 - The Garda Síochána and the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) have struck an agreement with mobile phone maker Motorola to deploy a biometric fingerprint-capture system. The deal will see ‘LiveScan’ units deployed at the Office of the Refugees Applications Commissioner. The units allow for the capture and exchange of fingerprint data on persons seeking asylum with the central EU fingerprint database, EURODAC. It is understood that subsequent phases deployed next year will provide for the capture and storing of a person’s fingerprints upon registration by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) and also provide Garda immigration authorities with the ability to capture and store prints at ports of entry, including sea- and airports.
Silicon Republic
Date: 2007-11-27 |
Napier University Goes Biometric
Napier University is revolutionising the way that undergraduate and postgraduate students will submit coursework within the School of Computing, using the latest biometrics verification technology. Chris Riley, a Human Computer Interaction Researcher at the School of Computing, is implementing a biometric system which will make coursework submission faster and easier. The system, designed in conjunction with NCR Financial Solutions Ltd. uses advanced fingerprint technology. Student’s fingerprints are captured at the time coursework is handed in, creating a robust audit trail for the process.
All Media Scotland
Date: 2007-11-27 |
Titanium Group Announces Biometric Contract with One of the Most Active Clinics in Hong Kong
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Titanium Group, Ltd , a leading biometric and security solutions provider announced today it has signed a contract with Hong Kong Polytechnic University Clinic for the installation of a biometric pharmacy system powered by Titanium's Biometric Facial Recognition technology. In this newly designed application, all patients, together with their corresponding medical histories, are registered into the system. After each visit, the patients would then be required to verify their identities before collecting their medication, ensuring that everyone will be taking the correct drugs prescribed by the physicians.
CNN Money
Date: 2007-11-27 |
Deutsch
Korea will Fluggastdaten, Japan scannt bereits Fingerabdrücke
Zwei asiatische Staaten rüsten bei der Terrorabwehr auf: Während koreanische Zollbehörden Zugriff auf die Fluggastdaten europäischer Fluglinien verlangen, hat Japan die biometrische Erfassung einreisender Ausländer eingeführt. Seit Anfang der Woche müssen Immigranten in dem fernöstlichen Land zwei Fingerabdrücke abgeben, sich fotografieren und ein kurzes "Interview" über sich ergehen lassen. Die Regelung nach US-Vorbild gilt nicht nur für Touristen und Geschäftsleute, sondern auch für in Japan wohnhafte Ausländer. Ausgenommen sind nur einige Gruppen mit Sonderstatus, wie koreanische Staatsbürger, die schon seit Jahrzehnten in Japan leben, oder Kinder unter 16 Jahren. Bürgerrechtler und Datenschützer sind besorgt über die in Kraft getretenen beziehungsweise geplanten Verschärfungen. Barry Steinhardt, Direktor der American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), etwa warnt: "Es gibt, angeführt von den USA, Bemühungen, die Bewegung von Menschen weltweit zu verfolgen."
Heise Online
Date: 2007-11-28 |
FDP will Fingerprint wieder abschaffen
29.11.2007 - Offenburg (ko). Die FDP-Gemeinderatsfraktion reagiert auf das ARD-Wirtschaftsmagazin »Panorama« von Dienstag, wonach die Fingerabdruck-Scanner Sicherheitslücken aufweisen. Demnach ließen sich biometrische Daten »mit einfachsten Mitteln kopieren«. Deshalb beantragt die Offenburger FDP-Fraktion, das Bezahlen per Fingerprint an den Schulmensen einzustellen. Die FDP weist darauf hin, dass sie bereits vor Einführung der modernen Bezahltechnik Bedenken angemeldet habe. Nach Auffassung der Fraktion würden Kinder auf diese Weise »schon früh daran gewöhnt, ihre biometrischen Daten bedenkenlos abzugeben«. Die FDP wirft der Stadtverwaltung vor, ein Interesse daran zu haben, den »gläsernen Bürger« zu schaffen.
Baden Online
Date: 2007-11-29 |
Einkaufen mit falschem Fingerabdruck
ARD-Reporter und der CCC haben einen fremden Fingerabdruck nachgemacht und mit der kopierten Fingerkuppe die biometrische Kasse in einem Supermarkt überlistet. Wieder einmal unterstreicht der CCC damit, dass sich mit Fingerabdrücken die Sicherheit nicht unbedingt erhöhen lässt. Sicherheitsbehörden setzen seit längerem auf Biometrie, die Erkennung von Personen anhand von Körpermerkmalen wie Iris oder Fingerabdruck. So soll auf dem Personalausweise aus Sicherheitsgründen künftig auch der Fingerabdruck abgespeichert werden. Auch manche Unternehmen setzen auf die Sicherheit der Fingerkuppe: als Ersatz für das Passwort am Computer. Oder als Zahlungsmittel.
So bietet der Einzelhändler Edeka bereits in 100 Filialen die Möglichkeit, bargeldlos per Fingerabdruck zu bezahlen. Wie das ARD-Wirtschaftsmagazin "Plusminus" vorab zu seiner Sendung am Dienstag (ARD, 27. November 2007, 21.50 Uhr) berichtet, hat dieses biometrische Bezahlsystem jedoch große Sicherheitslücken.
Francais
TOSHIBA TEC Europe intègre la reconnaissance biométrique à sa solution storeMate®
TOSHIBA TEC Europe, un des leaders européens du marché des solutions et équipements automatisés dédiés à la distribution et à l'industrie, intègre l'identification par reconnaissance biométrique à sa solution de gestion et d'encaissement storeMate®.
LesInfos.com
Date: 2007-11-23 |
Le passeport biométrique au Maroc dès juillet prochain
Après la carte d’identité nationale, c’est au tour du passeport de subir des transformations pour devenir biométrique. C’est ce qui ressort d’un rapport du département de Chakib Benmoussa, distribué vendredi dernier aux députés de la commission de l’Intérieur et de la décentralisation. Les passeports biométriques devront être réalisés dès juillet prochain.
Yabiladi.com
Date: 2007-11-27 |
Japon: un arsenal high-tech pour faire des seniors des as au volant
TOKYO (AFP) — Pays vieillissant, le Japon déplore une proportion croissante d'accidents de la route impliquant des personnes âgées, lesquelles hésitent dès lors à prendre le volant. Des problèmes que les ingénieurs nippons espèrent résoudre par la technique.
Qu'ils soient conducteurs ou piétons, les vieillards représentent une part de plus en plus importante des victimes d'accidents de la circulation au Japon. De fait, beaucoup de Japonais renoncent à conduire après 65 ans de crainte d'être des dangers publics, et arrêtent donc d'acheter des voitures.
En 2006, les plus de 65 ans représentaient 21% de la population japonaise, mais seulement 13% des titulaires de permis de conduire et plus de 40% des personnes tuées sur les routes, selon des chiffres officiels.
Nederlands
Foto en vingerafdruk bij vaststellen identiteit
Verdachten en veroordeelden kunnen hun identiteit niet meer verhullen en zich ook niet langer achter de identiteit van een ander verschuilen. Daartoe wordt het gebruik van vingerafdrukken en foto's om de identiteit van verdachten en veroordeelden vast te stellen, verruimd en de identificatieplicht uitgebreid. De ministerraad heeft daar op voorstel van minister Hirsch Ballin van Justitie mee ingestemd.
De maatregelen volgen op onderzoeken van het ministerie van Justitie waarin problemen werden geconstateerd bij de vaststelling van de identiteit van verdachten en veroordeelden. De oorzaken hiervan waren onder meer administratieve fouten en het gebruik van aliassen. Administratieve fouten kunnen worden voorkomen door alertheid, prioriteit en zorgvuldigheid bij de vaststelling van de identiteit. De voorgestelde nieuwe maatregelen beogen ook bewuste misleiding van politie en Justitie te voorkomen.
Rechtennieuws.nl
Date: 2007-11-27 |
Medion introduceert navigatiesysteem met biometrische beveiliging
Medion heeft maandag in Nederland zijn GoPalP4425-navigatiesysteem geïntroduceerd die voorzien is van een biometrische beveiliging. Na ontgrendeling via vingerafdrukherkenning is het apparaat via spraak te bedienen.
Naast een biometrische beveiliging bevat de GoPal P4425 ook spraakherkenning en de mogelijkheid om sms-berichten te ontvangen en voor te lezen. Op deze manier is het mogelijk om het apparaat tijdens het autorijden via spraak te bedienen. De navigeerder is daarnaast uitgerust met een 4,3"-touchscreen en zes programmeerbare on-screen knoppen.
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