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Items Tagged with 'fingerprint scanning'

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Iris recognition

As biometrics adoption surges, anti-spoofing is non-negotiable

Richard Carriere
March 17, 2023

As the world moves toward biometrics, systems must be paired with advanced anti-spoofing to ensure faces & voices aren't as hackable as passwords.


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NIST Study Measures Performance Accuracy of Contactless Fingerprinting Tech

May 22, 2020
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has evaluated several commercially available contactless fingerprint scanning technologies to compare their performance.
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The Oyster Fingerprint Sensor with USB Interface from NEXT Biometrics

Verifies Identity Before Allowing Device Access

April 1, 2015

To better protect proprietary or sensitive data, enterprises can utilize this fingerprint-area scanner, which plugs into a USB port and can be used to authenticate users at the device.


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Mitigating Background Fraud Risks with Biometrics

Rick Nelson
March 25, 2014
Thirty percent of all business failures are due to theft and fraud by employees, and it has been estimated 60 percent of employee fraud and theft is committed by managers, owners, and senior executives.
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Biometrics Researchers Aim to Reduce Passwords

November 13, 2013

Perdue University researchers are working on technology that could enable users to replace passwords with iris or fingerprint scans, The Associated Press reports.

The researchers are testing emerging biometric technologies for weaknesses in the basement lab of Perdue University’s International Center for Biometrics Research. Iris and fingerprint scans, as well as facial and voice recognition, are just a few of the tools that could eliminate the need to frequently change passwords.


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Wisconsin to Require FBI Background Checks for Child Care Providers

November 5, 2013

Wisconsin will be the latest of the majority of states that require FBI background checks for child care providers, their employees and household members in a move advocates say is an important step to make sure criminals don’t slip through the cracks, The Journal Times reports.


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Extreme Dry Skin Leads to Fingerprint ID Failures

January 3, 2013

Patients with dermatitis may find that their fingerprint scans are often unsuccessful, due to minute scarring and cracks that disturb the fine ridges in a subject's biometric fingerprint.


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Researchers Uncover Vulnerabilities in Apple-Owned Biometrics Software

October 10, 2012

The fingerprint scanning software could be a back door into hacking the computer networks of organizations. 


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D.C. Jail to Fingerprint Visitors, Check for Warrants

January 19, 2011

All visitors to the Washington, D.C. jails soon will have their fingerprints scanned and checked against law enforcement databases for outstanding warrants.


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