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Technology News: Security: Biometrics in the Here and Now
Biometrics in the Here and Now
By Scott Moody
TechNewsWorld
10/10/07 4:00 AM PT
Nearly $2 billion was lost in e-commerce sales in 2006 due to security concerns of U.S. adults, according to Gartner estimates. If every online purchase used some form of biometric authentication to manage the person's digital identification, only the account holder would be able to make a purchase final.
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Labels: Authentication, biometric, facial recognition, fingerprint, Identity Theft
Spitzer's License Plan Hit On Timing, Technology - October 10, 2007 - The New York Sun
Extract: Using hardware and software from L-1 Identity Solutions, a Connecticut-based corporation, local branches of the DMV will scan documents to a central office, run by a specialized staff, where they will be checked for authenticity. A spokeswoman for L-1 Identity Solutions said the company supplies similar document verification technology to 21 states and to multiple state DMVs. Separately, L-1 will provide facial recognition software that will check license photos against each other to prevent the issuance of fraudulent IDs under multiple names, a process that a spokeswoman for the Mr. Spitzer's office, Jennifer Givner, described as "a tremendous security feature." Among county clerks, who this week voted overwhelmingly in opposition to the policy, there are many who are skeptical of the screening equipment's effectiveness and the timetable for implementation. Last week, the Wayne County clerk, Michael Jankowski, mockingly referred to the document scanners as a "magic box coming down from Albany" and said he had been given few details on its specifications
Spitzer's License Plan Hit On Timing, Technology - October 10, 2007 - The New York Sun
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Labels: DMV, document scanner, driver's license, facial recognition, L-1 Identity Solutions, New York
