“E-Residency” card will allow anyone access to services such as online banking and healthcare
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Swedish Inventor Launches Vein-Pattern Scanning For Payments
A Swedish inventor has implemented an instant payments system that relies on scans of the unique pattern of veins in a user's hand for authentication
Fujitsu Launches First Laptop With Contactless Palm Vein Authentication
The new security feature is hygienic, works in under a second and is almost impossible to deceive
Biocryptology: Biometric System ‘To End Identity Fraud’ Launched
Biocryptology launches with some grand claims about its impact on the world
Verizon Simplifies Two-Factor Authentication
Verizon has made its strong authentication technology easier to use, which it hopes will mean wider deployment
Electronic Frontier Foundation Sues The FBI
The non-profit organisation demands information about FBI’s Next Generation Identification biometrics database
McAfee LiveSafe Combines Storage And Biometrics
The McAfee LiveSafe service is to extend security and data protection across multiple types of devices
Password Security Remains Consumer Bugbear
A survey has found ongoing consumer unhappiness, distrust and impatience with online passwords
Richard III: We Have A Hunch His DNA Tests Could Affect Us All
They've identified Richard III from his DNA. Could they do the same to you, asks Andy Green of Varonis
Iris Scanners Hacked At Black Hat USA 2012
Good thing UK airports are scrapping the IRIS programme after the Olympics...
UK Border Agency Scraps £9m Airport Iris Scanners
The widely criticized IRIS terminals will disappear from Birmingham and Manchester airports; the rest will follow
Apple Buys Swedish Facial Recognition Firm
Polar Rose's facial recognition software could give Apple a competitor to Google Goggles
Government Shaves £50m From Biometric Database
A revised contract with IBM will see the biometric monitoring system significantly reduced in cost, but not axed