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Biometri og etik

Body, Biometrics and Identity. Artikel af Emilo Mordini og Sonia Massari, Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, oktober 2008

Body identification, biometrics and medicine: ethical and social considerations. Rapport udgivet af Emilio Mordino og Corinna Ottolini, Centro per la Scienza, la Società e la Cittadinanza, Rom, maj 2007

The societal Implications of the Wide Scale Introduction of Biometrics and Identity Management. Background paper af Julian Ashbourn til brug for Euroscience Open Forum ESOF 2006 i München, juli 2006

The “body-graph”: Reading the body as an Absolute Signature. Afhandling af Anders Albrechtslund, cand. mag. Aalborg Universitet, august 2005

Ethical Implications of the Informatization of the Body. Policy paper af Irma van der Ploeg (Bite Project), marts 2005

Biometric Identification Technology Ethics. Policy Brief udgivet af Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship, Rom, Italien, november 2003

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Danish Biometrics er stiftet i 2006 af en række virksomheder,universiteter og organisationer med den mission at arbejde for en bæredygtig udvik-ling af biometri på det danske mar-ked. Efter en reorganisation i 2008 er Danish Biometrics et fladt net-værk med det hovedformål at i-værksætte markedsorienterede ak-tiviteter i tæt dialog med relevante interessenter, hvor støtte til forsk-ning og innovation er en af flere indsatsområder. Medlemskab af Danish Biometrics er åben for alle danske og udenlandsk baserede virksomheder, forsknings- og vi-deninstitutioner, erhvervsorganisa- tioner og myndigheder. For yder-ligere oplysninger om medlemskab kontakt venligst sekretariatet.

Biometric News Portal

New MegaMatcher Accelerator will match up to 20 million fingerprints per second running on a simple PC
Neurotechnology has released MegaMatcher Accelerator 2.0, a packaged hardware and software solution for high-volume, high-speed fingerprint identification. MegaMatcher Accelerator 2.0 is now available in Standard and Extended versions, offering a greater range of platform configurations for different biometric solutions. The Extended Version
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VeriFinger fingerprint verification engine selected for Poland's new biometric passport system
Neurotechnology has announced that VeriFinger has been selected as the fingerprint verification engine for Polands new biometric passport system. Now implemented in more than 130 passport offices throughout the country, VeriFinger provides reliable 1:1 fingerprint verification at each stage of the passport application, generation and issuance proc
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HRS works with OmniPerception and BAE Systems to develop further applications for 3D facial recognition technology
BAE Systems has drafted in Human Recognition Systems (HRS) to help fast forward 3D facial recognition technology that will vastly improve security in train stations and airports. The project will ultimately help police and security professionals to identify suspects on CCTV as they move quickly through public spaces, read their lip and speech pat
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Security Systems Technology installs biometric hand scanning terminals at Heathrow hospitality lounges
Security Systems Technology (SST) are offering a biometric time & attendance (TNA) solution that can operate on a standalone basis or fully networked (LAN/WAN). The product allows live multiple-site integration and is particularly suited to applications in the leisure sectors. The TNA system has recently been installed at London Heathrow Airpor
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Axway's global initiative addresses identity security and PKI requirements of governments and enterprises
Identity managements rapid growth is driven by the need to manage complex identity validation and security needs in sectors like defence, healthcare, finance and human services. Presently, technologies the initiative supports like ID cards with embedded chips, mobile devices and biometrics are used increasingly to minimise fraud, identity the
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ScienceDaily: Biometric News

New hand bacteria study holds promise for forensics identification 16. marts 2010
Forensic scientists may soon have a valuable new item in their toolkits -- a way to identify individuals using unique, telltale types of hand bacteria left behind on objects like keyboards and computer mice, says a new study.
New imaging technology brings trace chemicals into focus 12. marts 2010
Scientists have hit on a new, versatile method to significantly improve the detection of trace chemicals important in such areas as national security, human health and the environment. The research team was able to detect and identify tiny particles of the explosive trinitrotoluene or TNT -- each weighing less than a billionth of a gram -- on the ridges and […]
New research advances voice security technology 11. marts 2010
Most people are familiar with security technology that scans a person's handprint or eye for identification purposes. Now we are closer to practical technology that can test someone's voice to confirm their identity.
How people work ... and the fingerprint mystery 7. januar 2010
Why do we chew our food? Research has shown that it is not, as has long been presumed, to make chunks of food small enough to swallow without choking. Biomechanics, who have modelled the cohesive strength of food after a certain amount of chewing, have shown that we actually chew our food to ensure it is in a firm blob and, therefore, safe to swallow.
Experimental validation tool for cell phone forensics developed 4. december 2009
Researchers have developed a new technique aimed at improving the validation of a crime lab's cell phone forensics tools. Early experiments show promise for easier, faster and more rigorous assessments than with existing methods.

ThirdFactor – News and insight into biometric identification and authentication technologies

Bronx clinic using biometric check-in 15. marts 2010
A medical clinic in the South Bronx in New York has used its federal funding to implement biometric check-in of patients to prevent medical record accidents, according to a CNN article. The system Urban Health Plan uses is an iris recognition system provided by Eye Controls wherein patients are greeted with a scan of their eye upon their arrival to determine […]
Speed Identity tapped for Swedish ID cards 15. marts 2010
Animetrics awarded new patents 15. marts 2010
Animetrics, a developer of face recognition-based biometric systems, has announced it has been awarded three new patents for technology and methods used in its systems. The patents awarded: Facial Recognition System and Method, Generation of Image Database for Multifeatured Objects and Viewpoint-Invariant Image Matching and Generation of 3D Models from 2D Im […]
FBI talks about past and future biometric usage 15. marts 2010

Computerworld Security News

Hackers lock Zeus crimeware kit with Windows-like anti-piracy tech 15. marts 2010
The newest version of Zeus, a do-it-yourself crimeware kit responsible for millions of dollars in losses by consumers and businesses, comes with anti-piracy provisions similar to those used by Microsoft's Windows, a researcher said today.
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Security group preps IT shops to ask vendors 'nasty questions' 15. marts 2010
The Jericho Forum, which advocates improving e-commerce security through knowledge that network perimeters are fading, says organizations need to ask themselves and their vendors tougher questions.
(Ellen Messmer)
Trusteer rolls out malware forensic tool for banks 15. marts 2010
Security vendor Trusteer's latest product will allow banks to remotely investigate their customers' computers if it is suspected the PC has been hacked.
(Jeremy Kirk)
Iran hacks opposition Web sites, arrests cyber activists 15. marts 2010
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps hacked into 29 Web sites affiliated with U.S. espionage networks, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Sunday.
(Sumner Lemon)
Microsoft hustles on IE patch, tests fix 13. marts 2010
Microsoft is testing a patch for a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer, but stopped short of promising to deliver an emergency fix before the next scheduled Patch Tuesday.
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