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Biometric devices bring in $6.2 million for L-1
Clients keep buying L-1’s HIIDE device; company on a spree of biometric contracts
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Philadelphia schools deploy sex offender screening software
Adults wishing to enter schools in the Philadelphia area are now screened to make sure they are not sex offenders; the V-Soft solution created by Houston-based Raptor Technologies can also warn administrators or police of problem students, fired employees, and parents in custody disputes
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DHS funds development of a potable DNA-identification kit
A Virginia firm awarded DHS grant develop a briefcase-size biometrics device that can process DNA samples and determine identity or kinship with an accuracy of 99.99 percent, in under 45 minutes, and at a cost of less than $50
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Algeria delays launch of biometric passports
Trial runs of the new documents began in August 2009 in the capital city, and all citizens who hold an Algerian passport will have to switch to the biometric version by 2015
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Brown 'misled' with ID card claims
Anti-national ID groups claims U.K. prime minister Groton Brown’s claims at the Labor Party conference that “in the next Parliament there will be no compulsory ID cards for British citizens,” and that “We will reduce the information British citizens have to give for the new biometric passport to no more than that required for today’s passport,” could not be true even if taken literally
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Vermont recalls new biometric licenses
Some of Vermont’s biometric driver licenses were recalled after flaw is found
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U.K. Post Office will do biometric enrollment for foreign nationals
The U.K. Post Office has volunteered seventeen offices to collect dabs on a trial basis, with tests to start next week; so far the Identity and Passport Service has issued 90,000 cards mostly to students and people renewing marriage visas. This beats its previous target of 75,000 cards by November 2009
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They identify horses, don't they?
Sarnoff chosen by Global Animal Management to develop the first portable equine iris capture and identification system
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Troy, N.Y. police uses biometrics system to secure weapons
Police personnel in Troy, New York, will have to provide a a thumbprint for identification before checking out a Taser or a rifle to take on patrol
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Voice biometrics have not yet caught on in the United States
Canada and Australia are further along than the United States in this regard, mostly because of U.S. critics spreading unnecessary fear and doubt about the technology
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Developer of system to prevent ID theft forms joint venture
The new identity theft prevention system — software and countertop machines — would verify Social Security numbers when people do business at government agencies, banks, stores, and other businesses
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Worries about Iraq's biometric database
The U.S. biometric database in Iraq, now containing identification information on more than 2.5 million Iraqis, has been helpful to U.S. troops in identifying the bad guys and thwarting acts of terror; as the U.S. forces prepare to leave Iraq, worries grow that the same database may be used for monitoring critics of the regime and for political repression
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House members urge TSA not to destroy Registered Traveler data
A month ago Verified Identity Pass Inc., by far the largest operator of Registered Traveler, abruptly ceased operations; TSA plans to destroy personal data from enrollees
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U.K. to share fingerprints with Canada, Australia
U.K., Canada, and Australia have begun to implement the fingerprint data sharing among g them, aiming to catch criminals and better evaluate the cases of asylum seekers; U.S., New Zealand will soon join
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Honolulu airport gets faster screening
Honolulu airport is one of thirteen U.S. airports that will use a new screening process beginning 24 August; the Global Entry pilot program, intended to streamline the customs and security process for “trusted” air travelers
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