The biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner for England and Wales has handed in his resignation to the Home Office, citing delays to the Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill. As ...

Biometric data is seen as a preferred means of identification by many businesses. Unlocking a smartphone using facial recognition and other biometric identifiers, for example, gives users the feeling ...

Government plans to make the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) responsible for monitoring the use of biometric and DNA data by the police are “ill-conceived”, claims the UK’s biometrics and ...

May 20, 2022 - Data collection and privacy issues often are focused on the online world. Websites, mobile apps and electronic devices of all kinds are collecting information on their users and are ...

Researchers at the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate explained how camera systems’ capacity for varied skin tones can make or break an accurate biometric reading.

Datastrip now offers an optional built-in three megapixel digital still camera for its DSVII family of mobile biometric identification terminals, equipping users with broad new capabilities such as ...

Governments and companies are using biometrics and geolocation to identify and track potential coronavirus victims in the name of public safety. As the COVID-19 pandemic grips the globe, new ...

HSBC plans to step up surveillance of staff and buildings by adding more cameras and biometric access to its premises globally, internal documents seen by Reuters show, a move that comes amid growing ...

Safety has always been paramount when searching for a home, and today’s security offerings can look like something out of a Bond movie. It’s far more sophisticated than high gates and concrete walls; ...