Illustration: Mobile ID devices allow users in the field to collect biometrics and compare them with identity databases wirelessly. (Orandi, NIST) One of the "next big things" are the new mobile ...

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in more than ten devices that use biometric identification to control access to protected areas. The flaw can be exploited to unlock doors and open ...

The devices are called HIIDE or Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment, according to a source's statement to The Intercept. The information that is stored on the devices could even include ...

IDEMIA has launched a handheld wireless device for biometric fingerprint identification. The RapID X1 has a FBI Personal Identity Verification (PIV) FAP 30 certified sensor, designed to ensure the ...

Biometric ID for first responders could help police and firefighters better respond to emergencies. Those authentication technologies, however, come with risks and challenges, according to a new draft ...

An employee scans the eyes of a woman for biometric data needed to apply for a passport, at the passport office in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2021. Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent ...

Iris ID announced its IrisAccess iCAM 7S Series of Advanced Multifactor Biometric Iris Readers are the first iris biometric devices tested and verified to meet the Security Industry Association (SIA) ...

Crossmatch™, a leading provider of livescan enrollment and multi-factor authentication solutions, announced today that the company's Verifier ® Sentry handheld has been awarded the Biometric ...

A National Security Agency program to monitor global Internet traffic is broader in scope than previously reported, according to a report from The Intercept and Der Spiegel. The report cited ...

Microvision and Robotic Vision Systems have teamed up to market a wearable biometric identification device to the U.S. government and commercial businesses, the companies said Tuesday. Microvision, ...

Apple apparently isn't settling on just Face ID and Touch ID for biometric identification, and is continuing work on identifying a palm placed on a device to authenticate a user. Patent 20190278973, ...

DeviceIQ builds a persistent device identity, reducing friction for real users while catching bad actors who try to spoof or mask their device ...