A revolutionary “smart” cane enabling the visually impaired to instantly identify friends and family could be available soon, thanks to students at Birmingham City Univ. The “XploR” mobility... Read more
A SISSA algorithm published in Science simplifies the categorization of data Experts use the expression big data to indicate huge amounts of information, such as those (photos, videos, texts... Read more
Forgotten passwords are a serious problem for both IT managers and users. The root of the problem is a trade-off between memorability and security: simple passwords are easy to remember but... Read more
The National Security Agency is harvesting huge numbers of images of people from communications that it intercepts through its global surveillance operations for use in sophisticated facial... Read more
Four million pets go missing each year. Like an Amber Alert system, PiP sends out a photo to local shelters, vets, and other pet owners, and even better, knows if someone finds a match. Ther... Read more
The use of biological markers like fingerprints, faces and irises to identify people is rapidly moving from science fiction to reality. Apple’s latest iPhone, which went on sale this week, c... Read more
Biometric Optical Surveillance System The federal government is making progress on developing a surveillance system that would pair computers with video cameras to scan crowds and automatica... Read more
It’s a wonder we still put up with passwords. We forget our highly secretive combinations, so we frequently have them reset and sent to our cellphones and alternative email addresses. We com... Read more
Instantaneous face recognition that would be almost impossible to spoof Forget fingerprints or iris recognition, the next big thing in biometrics will be a thermal imaging scan that maps the... Read more
In a study that evaluated some of the latest in automatic facial recognition technology, researchers at Michigan State University were able to quickly identify one of the Boston Marathon bom... Read more
IN “SKYFALL”, the latest James Bond movie, 007 is given a gun that only he can fire. It works by recognising his palm print, rendering it impotent when it falls into a baddy’s hands. Like ma... Read more
Many states are using the technology to scan driver’s licenses to prevent identity fraud. It led to the arrest of a suspected arsonist in New York. And while facial recognition technology co... Read more
The U.S. government must shield its citizens from the multiplying eyes of surveillance drones Before the decade is out, there may be thousands more eyes in the sky. Unmanned aerial vehicles,... Read more
We’re charging headlong into a future filled with one-way mirrors behind which the rich spy on the poor, and the strong on the weak. Last week Wikileaks–remember them?–released a sheaf of do... Read more
The company plans to have it ready for clients by the next fiscal year. Japan’s Hitachi Kokusai Electric has developed a surveillance system that can automatically detect a face in either a... Read more
