Richard Fadden, the soon-to-be head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), recently announced that Canada will soon collect biometric data--such as fingerprints and photos for face recognition--on visitors entering the country from all over the world. Currently...
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" The vein patterns of each finger are unique, so each individual can register multiple fingers as "back-up" for authentication purposes. Registration is possible even for sweaty, oily or...
This is the stuff that spy movies are made of: digital fingerprints, signature recognition, iris scanning software, and so on. These days, even common laptops can be easily equipped with a fingerprint...
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Nature has created some of the most efficient designs. Evolution has developed the shape and line of these animals and with detailed study we can lift some of their remarkable engineering."Biologists and engineers...
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All those penguins look pretty much the same. This problem has been baffling scientists who strive to track penguin migration and behavior without outwardly-visible tags. Their solution: computer-enhanced image...
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A few years ago there was talk of virtually everything and everyone being RFID-tagged and trackable anytime and anywhere. Well, forget that ancient technology because the FBI is spending a billion dollars and...
A new technology is emerging at Australian International airports, as a way of speeding up border processing for frequent travellers. This technology is called SmartGate and is developed by SAGEM Australasia, in partnership with the Australian government.
Originally tested...
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Have you ever wanted to blend into a crowd? Or just “float” through a day? This could have been possible in the past, however, with biometric technologies such as facial recognition slowly integrating its way into our daily lives, it seems almost impossible...
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"FORGET signatures and PIN numbers - the UK should start using finger prints and iris recognition to prove who we really are, according to new research.
An overwhelming 86 per cent of people from our region said they would be happy to swap their chip and PIN keypad for a...
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Here are two articles every American should read SOURCE:www.infowars.com, www.prisonplanet.com Market Crash Forecast Suggests New 9/11Mystery trader bets on huge downturn that could only be preceded by...
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"At the beginning of this month (July, 2007), England initiated its new law that bans smoking within the confines of a public place.
In England, this really means that PUBS have to stop drinkers from smoking...
"What is Photo Pattern Recognition (PPR)?
PPR is the ability to render a still photograph into an algorithm discernable identification symbol that then can be used for all of the cellphone applications that are...
Is this the future of work place commonplace, where you would be tracked every step of the way. It seems interesting that these new technologies, emerging everyday, are generating faster than unions can mobilize against them. Will unions be able to protect worker...
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"The problems with "ID Cards"
Not just a card. The card is the least of it... #
The proposed identity management system has multiple layers #
The NIR (National Identity Register) â individual checking and numbering of the population â marking many personal...
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