Biometric screenings at airports are now preferred by travelers, according to a Sita report. Comfort levels are rising as biometrics are used in other ways, such as unlocking mobile phones. Still, ...

Although it wasn't called biometrics at the time, a rudimentary form of the technology emerged in 1901 when Scotland Yard adopted fingerprint classification to identify criminal suspects. The ...

June 22, 2023 - Recent adverse rulings have demonstrated that no matter how fast companies run, they cannot hide from class actions and potentially astronomical ...

Two dozen vulnerabilities in a biometric terminal used in critical facilities worldwide could allow hackers to gain unauthorized access, manipulate the device, deploy malware, and steal biometric data ...

In a new report called “Regulating Biometrics: Global Approaches and Urgent Questions,” the AI Now Institute says regulation advocates are beginning to believe a biometric surveillance state is not ...

Biometrics is a fast-growing field — these technologies are increasingly being used to identify people across a range of settings and scenarios, most notably in criminal justice and travel. The ...

Biometric security systems have one particularly critical vulnerability: How do you replace your finger if a hacker figures out how to duplicate it? An IBM Corp. research team working on that problem ...

As part of its campaign to relaunch its proposed legislation for a national identity card program using biometric technology, the U.K. government also released late Wednesday its report on the U.K.