2004/10/18
2004/10/17
RFID Search Returns
PEJ News - Technology for its own sake -- RFID Implants
ZDNet - Subcutaneous RFID tags upset privacy advocates
The Register - Feds approve human RFID implants
GovTech - FDA Approves Human RFID Tags
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PEJ News - Technology for its own sake -- RFID Implants
ZDNet - Subcutaneous RFID tags upset privacy advocates
The Register - Feds approve human RFID implants
GovTech - FDA Approves Human RFID Tags
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2004/06/16
Britain to Get Airport Iris Scanners
AP reports, "A test run of an iris-scanning system will begin at Britain's five busiest airports next year in a bid to increase security and speed immigration controls, the government said Tuesday."
AP reports, "A test run of an iris-scanning system will begin at Britain's five busiest airports next year in a bid to increase security and speed immigration controls, the government said Tuesday."
Online Banking Surges, Still Room to Grow
AP reports, "Millions of Americans are doing their banking online, and their ranks are expected to grow rapidly in coming years as more e-services become available and Internet connections get faster."
AP reports, "Millions of Americans are doing their banking online, and their ranks are expected to grow rapidly in coming years as more e-services become available and Internet connections get faster."
2004/06/09
ID cards 'alarm' information commissioner
ZDNet UK reports, "Information commissioner Richard Thomas is "increasingly alarmed" about the UK Governments proposals for a national identity card, MPs were told on 8 June, 2004."
ZDNet UK reports, "Information commissioner Richard Thomas is "increasingly alarmed" about the UK Governments proposals for a national identity card, MPs were told on 8 June, 2004."
Ga. Police Look to Cameras to Fight Crime
AP reports, "Athens-Clarke County police want to install surveillance cameras in downtown Athens to help combat crime."
AP reports, "Athens-Clarke County police want to install surveillance cameras in downtown Athens to help combat crime."
2004/06/08
Cities Say No to the Patriot Act
Wired reports, "As Bush launches a campaign to promote the Patriot Act and convince Congress to renew sections set to expire next year, hundreds of cities across the United States say enough is enough."
Wired reports, "As Bush launches a campaign to promote the Patriot Act and convince Congress to renew sections set to expire next year, hundreds of cities across the United States say enough is enough."
2004/06/06
Web Bill Payments Hurting Check Printers
AP reports, "With a growing number of consumers discovering the convenience of paying bills online and shopping with debit cards, the firms that turn out billions of checks a year are being forced to retrench."
AP reports, "With a growing number of consumers discovering the convenience of paying bills online and shopping with debit cards, the firms that turn out billions of checks a year are being forced to retrench."
Supermarkets Look to Automated Checkout
AP reports, "Supermarket checkout clerks are going the way of the bank teller - available if you want one, avoidable if you don't. Self-checkout machines, which let customers scan, bag and pay for their own groceries, offer shoppers a chance to avoid the lines at the checkout stands."
AP reports, "Supermarket checkout clerks are going the way of the bank teller - available if you want one, avoidable if you don't. Self-checkout machines, which let customers scan, bag and pay for their own groceries, offer shoppers a chance to avoid the lines at the checkout stands."
2004/06/04
The Future of Shopping - Newsweek
... Such sci-fi clubbing is made possible by Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, technology—tiny digital chips that broadcast wireless signals.
... Such sci-fi clubbing is made possible by Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, technology—tiny digital chips that broadcast wireless signals.
2004/06/03
Privacy under siege
Australian IT reports, "Nightmare scenarios of citizens living under total surveillance are a possibility as technology gives governments the means to zip personal data together in a 21st-century form of the Australia Card, former Federal Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton has warned."
Australian IT reports, "Nightmare scenarios of citizens living under total surveillance are a possibility as technology gives governments the means to zip personal data together in a 21st-century form of the Australia Card, former Federal Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton has warned."
2004/06/02
Database on U.S. Visitors Set for Huge Expansion
The Washington Post reports, "The Department of Homeland Security yesterday awarded a contract worth up to $10 billion to Accenture LLP to oversee and expand a massive U.S. program to track millions of foreign visitors as they cross American borders."
The Washington Post reports, "The Department of Homeland Security yesterday awarded a contract worth up to $10 billion to Accenture LLP to oversee and expand a massive U.S. program to track millions of foreign visitors as they cross American borders."
2004/06/01
A National ID
The New York Times suggests that, "Now is the time to figure out how to create a card that helps identify people but doesn't rob them of a huge swath of their civil liberties."
The New York Times suggests that, "Now is the time to figure out how to create a card that helps identify people but doesn't rob them of a huge swath of their civil liberties."
2004/05/26
Lawmakers want progress on biometric airport IDs
CNN reports, "The [U.S.] Transportation Security Administration still is experimenting with biometric identification systems..."
CNN reports, "The [U.S.] Transportation Security Administration still is experimenting with biometric identification systems..."
U.S. May Get a Privacy Czar
Wired News reports, "Congressional representatives introduce a bill that would require the federal government to create a chief privacy officer position. Every federal department and agency also would get a privacy head."
Wired News reports, "Congressional representatives introduce a bill that would require the federal government to create a chief privacy officer position. Every federal department and agency also would get a privacy head."
2004/05/22
New biometric approach secures ID cards
New Scientist reports, "A novel biometric identification system could counter many of the objections to ID card schemes such as the one being proposed by the UK government.
New Scientist reports, "A novel biometric identification system could counter many of the objections to ID card schemes such as the one being proposed by the UK government.
2004/05/21
Biometric ID card trial kicks off in Glasgow
The Register reports, "The biometric enrolement process which will underpin the UK ID card scheme went on trial in Scotland today."
The Register reports, "The biometric enrolement process which will underpin the UK ID card scheme went on trial in Scotland today."
2004/05/19
Lawmakers Push Agency to Develop ID Cards
AP reports, "The government must move faster to develop high-tech ID cards that could prevent armed terrorists from boarding a plane by posing as airport workers or law officers, lawmakers said Wednesday."
AP reports, "The government must move faster to develop high-tech ID cards that could prevent armed terrorists from boarding a plane by posing as airport workers or law officers, lawmakers said Wednesday."
Belgium unveils 'fake-proof' biometric passports
Expatica reports, "The documents include a special microchip that contains 'biometric' information about the their owner..."
Expatica reports, "The documents include a special microchip that contains 'biometric' information about the their owner..."
Poll suggests ID card backlash
BBC reports, "A survey suggests that some people would be prepared to go to prison rather than register for an ID card."
BBC reports, "A survey suggests that some people would be prepared to go to prison rather than register for an ID card."
2004/05/18
Data Scant for Watchlist Usage
Wired News' Ryan Singel reports, "Nearly six months after the CIA and FBI made a watchlist of 120,000 suspected terrorists available to law enforcement agencies and airline screeners, little is known about its use or how a name can be removed."
Wired News' Ryan Singel reports, "Nearly six months after the CIA and FBI made a watchlist of 120,000 suspected terrorists available to law enforcement agencies and airline screeners, little is known about its use or how a name can be removed."
2004/05/17
Vietnam Adopts New Policies for Net Users
AP reports, "Web surfers in Vietnam must abide by a number of new policies and restrictions, which come following a crackdown on cyber dissidents who used the Internet to speak out against the communist government, state-controlled media reported...Personal identification information must now be presented before logging on and will be stored for 30 days on computer servers, and all Internet activity will be tracked, according to the An Ninh The Gioi (World's Security) newspaper, the mouthpiece of the Ministry of Public Security."
AP reports, "Web surfers in Vietnam must abide by a number of new policies and restrictions, which come following a crackdown on cyber dissidents who used the Internet to speak out against the communist government, state-controlled media reported...Personal identification information must now be presented before logging on and will be stored for 30 days on computer servers, and all Internet activity will be tracked, according to the An Ninh The Gioi (World's Security) newspaper, the mouthpiece of the Ministry of Public Security."
RFID: The tags that would not die
Silicon.com reports, "Businesses are all too keen to talk up the potential of radio frequency ID (RFID) while privacy campaigners are similarly vocal..."
Silicon.com reports, "Businesses are all too keen to talk up the potential of radio frequency ID (RFID) while privacy campaigners are similarly vocal..."
2004/05/16
Fight against terrorism tops EU-US agenda
EUobserver reports, "However the US-imposed deadline of October 2004 for the inclusion of biometric data on passports remains a thorny issue."
EUobserver reports, "However the US-imposed deadline of October 2004 for the inclusion of biometric data on passports remains a thorny issue."
2004/05/13
Bank tests Bluetooth-based biometric ID system
ComputerWeekly.com reports, "The Bank of America has started testing a Bluetooth-based, biometric customer identification system that uses the short-range wireless technology."
ComputerWeekly.com reports, "The Bank of America has started testing a Bluetooth-based, biometric customer identification system that uses the short-range wireless technology."
2004/05/12
RFID Implants for Spanish Revelers - Slashdot
We are not responsible for them in any way. Loved it, loved the music, loved the food, still wouldn't get RFID to pay for drinks.
We are not responsible for them in any way. Loved it, loved the music, loved the food, still wouldn't get RFID to pay for drinks.
2004/05/04
Contractor UK: Terror crackdown
"Home Secretary, David Blunkett, believes a compulsory ID card containing personal and biometric data will reduce the threat of terrorism..."
"Home Secretary, David Blunkett, believes a compulsory ID card containing personal and biometric data will reduce the threat of terrorism..."
2004/04/30
Wired News: Biometric IDs OK With UK
"About 80 percent of 1,000 British adults recently surveyed say they want
a biometric identification card..."
"About 80 percent of 1,000 British adults recently surveyed say they want
a biometric identification card..."
Massachusetts Town Becomes 300th Jurisdiction to Denounce Patriot Act
One World reports, "The tiny Martha's Vineyard hamlet of Tisbury, Massachusetts, this week became the 300th local or state government to denounce the USA Patriot Act, even as President George W. Bush was campaigning for Congress to make the Act permanent before its expiration next year. Tinsbury's voters Tuesday joined New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago - the country's three biggest metropolises among others - in approving a resolution condemning provisions of the Act as threats to basic civil liberties.
One World reports, "The tiny Martha's Vineyard hamlet of Tisbury, Massachusetts, this week became the 300th local or state government to denounce the USA Patriot Act, even as President George W. Bush was campaigning for Congress to make the Act permanent before its expiration next year. Tinsbury's voters Tuesday joined New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago - the country's three biggest metropolises among others - in approving a resolution condemning provisions of the Act as threats to basic civil liberties.
2004/04/27
The FBI's listening to your keystrokes - Declan McCullagh, CNet News
"The FBI is trying to convince the government to mandate that providers of broadband, Internet telephony, and instant-messaging services build in backdoors for easy wiretapping. That would constitute a sweeping expansion of
police surveillance powers."
"The FBI is trying to convince the government to mandate that providers of broadband, Internet telephony, and instant-messaging services build in backdoors for easy wiretapping. That would constitute a sweeping expansion of
police surveillance powers."
2004/04/26
2004/04/24
Bush: Renew Patriot Act or Else - Wired News
It's a vital tool in the war on terror, says the Prez. If Congress doesn't renew the Patriot Act's hefty law-enforcement powers, he claims the legislators will put the nation at risk of attack. Republicans as well as Dems disagree.
It's a vital tool in the war on terror, says the Prez. If Congress doesn't renew the Patriot Act's hefty law-enforcement powers, he claims the legislators will put the nation at risk of attack. Republicans as well as Dems disagree.
2004/04/22
AFP and Yahoo News are reporting that Powell urges Congress to delay biometric passports deadline for friendly nations.
2004/04/15
Paying for drinks with wave of the hand - WND
Club-goers in Spain get implanted chips for ID, payment purposes.
Club-goers in Spain get implanted chips for ID, payment purposes.
2004/04/14
Tagging Along - Tech Central Station
RFID, "radio frequency tags," not only will revolutionize the retail industry but will also affect much of our everyday life.
RFID, "radio frequency tags," not only will revolutionize the retail industry but will also affect much of our everyday life.
2004/04/09
System Can Detect Fraudulent Passports - AP
Australia, one of the United States' strongest allies, has added a new weapon to its arsenal - a toaster-sized document reader that tells in seconds whether a passport is a fraud and identifies travelers who might be included on terrorist
watch lists.
Australia, one of the United States' strongest allies, has added a new weapon to its arsenal - a toaster-sized document reader that tells in seconds whether a passport is a fraud and identifies travelers who might be included on terrorist
watch lists.
2004/04/06
Groups Slam Google's New E-Mail Service - AP
Google Inc. hails its new e-mail service as a breakthrough in online communication, but consumer watchdogs are attacking it as a creepy invasion of privacy that threatens to set a troubling precedent...Gmail opponents also want Google to revise a policy that entitles the company to retain copies of people's incoming and outgoing e-mail even after they close their accounts...The Gmail backlash has inspired Orwellian comparisons likening Google to Big Brother, a disturbing development for a privately held company committed to making money "without doing evil."
Google Inc. hails its new e-mail service as a breakthrough in online communication, but consumer watchdogs are attacking it as a creepy invasion of privacy that threatens to set a troubling precedent...Gmail opponents also want Google to revise a policy that entitles the company to retain copies of people's incoming and outgoing e-mail even after they close their accounts...The Gmail backlash has inspired Orwellian comparisons likening Google to Big Brother, a disturbing development for a privately held company committed to making money "without doing evil."
2004/04/05
Busch Gardens Using Hand Scanners to ID - AP
Hand scanning has taken the place of photo identification for season-pass holders at Busch Gardens and Water Country USA...The process, called biometrics, uses electronic devices to verify identity by recognizing unique characteristics such as fingerprints, hands, and the iris of the eye. The technology is used widely in verification systems at airports and security-sensitive facilities. At airports, biometric systems are typically linked to a national database, which has enabled airlines to do background checks, but critics have raised privacy concerns.
Hand scanning has taken the place of photo identification for season-pass holders at Busch Gardens and Water Country USA...The process, called biometrics, uses electronic devices to verify identity by recognizing unique characteristics such as fingerprints, hands, and the iris of the eye. The technology is used widely in verification systems at airports and security-sensitive facilities. At airports, biometric systems are typically linked to a national database, which has enabled airlines to do background checks, but critics have raised privacy concerns.
Concern over biometric passports - BBC News
Civil rights campaigners have voiced concerns over plans to implement a global biometric identity system for air travellers.
Civil rights campaigners have voiced concerns over plans to implement a global biometric identity system for air travellers.
2004/04/03
Passport Safety, Privacy Face Off - Wired
Future passports may include digital mug shots and RFID tags full of sensitive personal information. While government agencies like the idea of tamper resistant documents, privacy advocates see an attempt to impose a global ID system.
Future passports may include digital mug shots and RFID tags full of sensitive personal information. While government agencies like the idea of tamper resistant documents, privacy advocates see an attempt to impose a global ID system.
2004/03/30
Microchip Leads Missing Ore. Dog Home - AP
For five years, Frances Jackson looked everywhere for her missing dog, Millie, who had run beneath a truck in 1999, then disappeared. But in the end, it was a microchip that brought the black Labrador retriever home. The dog had been fitted with a microchip that identified her as belonging to Jackson, and when she was picked up as a stray and taken to the Humane Society of the Willamette Valley, Jackson got the call.
For five years, Frances Jackson looked everywhere for her missing dog, Millie, who had run beneath a truck in 1999, then disappeared. But in the end, it was a microchip that brought the black Labrador retriever home. The dog had been fitted with a microchip that identified her as belonging to Jackson, and when she was picked up as a stray and taken to the Humane Society of the Willamette Valley, Jackson got the call.
2004/03/29
Wal-Mart Hits Snags in Push to Use Radio Tags to Track Goods - NYT
Wal-Mart has been forced to revise its timetable for requiring suppliers to put radio frequency tags on their shipments.
Wal-Mart has been forced to revise its timetable for requiring suppliers to put radio frequency tags on their shipments.
2004/03/27
Internet Group Defends Its Stewardship - AP
The U.S. government-sanctioned organization that oversees the Internet's all-important 'telephone book' defended its work Friday as diplomats and computer companies considered a greater role for the United Nations. Paul Twomey, the chief executive of the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers, said the organization is already trying to modernize and allow participation from other countries.
The U.S. government-sanctioned organization that oversees the Internet's all-important 'telephone book' defended its work Friday as diplomats and computer companies considered a greater role for the United Nations. Paul Twomey, the chief executive of the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers, said the organization is already trying to modernize and allow participation from other countries.
2004/03/25
European group researches polymer RFID chips - InfoWorld
Several electronics manufacturers and research institutes in Europe have joined forces in a European Union-funded project aimed at developing low-cost, polymer-based electronic circuits...The group has coined the term "ambient intelligence" to define the general focus of its work. The goal is to integrate a variety of electronic functions, such as sensing, computing and information storage, into a wide range of materials, including consumer packaging, and to enable all these to communicate via low-cost radio frequency technology, according to Stockdill.
Several electronics manufacturers and research institutes in Europe have joined forces in a European Union-funded project aimed at developing low-cost, polymer-based electronic circuits...The group has coined the term "ambient intelligence" to define the general focus of its work. The goal is to integrate a variety of electronic functions, such as sensing, computing and information storage, into a wide range of materials, including consumer packaging, and to enable all these to communicate via low-cost radio frequency technology, according to Stockdill.
2004/03/23
Gov't Halts Internet Identity Theft Scam - AP
Federal officials have shut down an identity theft scam in which a Houston man tricked Internet users into providing their credit card and bank account numbers.
Federal officials have shut down an identity theft scam in which a Houston man tricked Internet users into providing their credit card and bank account numbers.
2004/03/11
Sony, Infineon develop multi-function IC cards - AFP
Sony said it has jointly developed a hi-tech card which will enable users to clear a railway ticket gate, withdraw cash from a bank machine and pay a restaurant bill.
Sony said it has jointly developed a hi-tech card which will enable users to clear a railway ticket gate, withdraw cash from a bank machine and pay a restaurant bill.
2004/03/09
World Banks Working to Stop Counterfeiting - AP
The world's major central banks confirmed Tuesday that they collaborated with leading hardware and software companies to keep personal computers from being used to make counterfeit money. Work begun nearly four years ago by the so-called Group of Ten central banks resulted in the 'counterfeit deterrence system,' according to the statement from the Bank for International Settlements in Basel."
The world's major central banks confirmed Tuesday that they collaborated with leading hardware and software companies to keep personal computers from being used to make counterfeit money. Work begun nearly four years ago by the so-called Group of Ten central banks resulted in the 'counterfeit deterrence system,' according to the statement from the Bank for International Settlements in Basel."
2004/03/05
German Airport to Get Biometric Security - AP
Frankfurt airport and Lufthansa airline employees will be able to pass security checks by scanning their biometric data, such as fingerprints and iris patterns, under a pilot project announced Friday.
Frankfurt airport and Lufthansa airline employees will be able to pass security checks by scanning their biometric data, such as fingerprints and iris patterns, under a pilot project announced Friday.
2004/03/03
‘ Biometric big brother ’ to watch EU - EUpolitix
Post-September 11 Brussels proposals to include digital ‘biometric’ identifiers in all European passports are set to spark a row over privacy rights.
Post-September 11 Brussels proposals to include digital ‘biometric’ identifiers in all European passports are set to spark a row over privacy rights.
Malaysia's mote-sized RFID chip attracts attention - The Star - Malaysia
The Malaysia Microchip (MM) project has attracted strong interest from a number of countries...
The Malaysia Microchip (MM) project has attracted strong interest from a number of countries...
RFID revolution: Are we close? - CNET News
... The issues range from safeguarding data the tiny chips transmit to managing the reams of data RFID readers gather.
... The issues range from safeguarding data the tiny chips transmit to managing the reams of data RFID readers gather.
Target Phasing Out 'Smart' Visa Cards - Reuters
Retailing giant Target Corp. is phasing out computer chips on its Target Visa cards due to limited shopper use, dealing a setback to proponents of "smart card" technology.
Retailing giant Target Corp. is phasing out computer chips on its Target Visa cards due to limited shopper use, dealing a setback to proponents of "smart card" technology.
2004/02/27
German Retailer Halts Radio Chip Practice - AP
German retail giant Metro Group said Friday it will stop putting 'smart tag' chips inside customer loyalty cards, a practice that sparked protests by privacy advocates who say the cards could allow stores to secretly track consumers as they shop.
German retail giant Metro Group said Friday it will stop putting 'smart tag' chips inside customer loyalty cards, a practice that sparked protests by privacy advocates who say the cards could allow stores to secretly track consumers as they shop.
2004/02/26
RFID blocker tags may soothe privacy fears - New Scientist
A chip that blocks a reader from identifying items tagged with unique electronic codes may allay privacy fears over radio frequency identification (RFID)...
A chip that blocks a reader from identifying items tagged with unique electronic codes may allay privacy fears over radio frequency identification (RFID)...
2004/02/24
Microsoft, RSA Working on Windows Lock - AP
Office computers running the latest Windows operating systems could get a new degree of protection against snoops and intruders from a partnership announced Tuesday by Microsoft Corp. and RSA Security Inc. Instead of only making users type in passwords to log on to a computer, users of the RSA "token" system also enter a random number that appears on their so-called SecurID, a keychain fob or plastic card they carry with them.
Office computers running the latest Windows operating systems could get a new degree of protection against snoops and intruders from a partnership announced Tuesday by Microsoft Corp. and RSA Security Inc. Instead of only making users type in passwords to log on to a computer, users of the RSA "token" system also enter a random number that appears on their so-called SecurID, a keychain fob or plastic card they carry with them.
The Patriot Act Is Your Friend - Wired
This year, as the Bush administration pushes to renew some surveillance powers in the Patriot Act that are set to expire, the author of the act discusses why the legislation is misunderstood and why Americans shouldn't fear it. An interview by Kim Zetter.
This year, as the Bush administration pushes to renew some surveillance powers in the Patriot Act that are set to expire, the author of the act discusses why the legislation is misunderstood and why Americans shouldn't fear it. An interview by Kim Zetter.
2004/02/23
Controversial Terror Research Lives On - AP
The government is still financing research to create powerful tools that could mine millions of public and private records for information about terrorists despite an uproar last year over fears it might ensnare innocent Americans.
The government is still financing research to create powerful tools that could mine millions of public and private records for information about terrorists despite an uproar last year over fears it might ensnare innocent Americans.
2004/02/18
Finnish Co. to Make Biometric Passports - AP
Finnish technology group Setec said Tuesday it won the first order for passports with new biometric technology required by international aviation authorities and the U.S. government.
Finnish technology group Setec said Tuesday it won the first order for passports with new biometric technology required by international aviation authorities and the U.S. government.
2004/02/17
German Airport Testing Iris Scan - AP
Travelers at Frankfurt airport, continental Europe's busiest, can now enter
Germany with a three-second scan of their eyes, providing they sign up for a
test project for iris recognition technology.
Travelers at Frankfurt airport, continental Europe's busiest, can now enter
Germany with a three-second scan of their eyes, providing they sign up for a
test project for iris recognition technology.
2004/02/10
Ohio Considers Electronic Tracking of Cats - AP
More stray cats could find their way home under a proposed plan to implant microchips that would electronically identify the cats' owners.
More stray cats could find their way home under a proposed plan to implant microchips that would electronically identify the cats' owners.
Study : IT Rushing Into RFID Too Quickly - Information Week - USA
The rush to embrace RFID is leading to confusion in many IT organizations, according to a new study on the wireless-identification technology.
The rush to embrace RFID is leading to confusion in many IT organizations, according to a new study on the wireless-identification technology.
2004/02/06
Call for caution on 'spy chips' - Guardian - UK
The tiny devices, officially known as radio frequency identification (RFID) chips, can be embedded in products and send signals to scanners, and have been...
The tiny devices, officially known as radio frequency identification (RFID) chips, can be embedded in products and send signals to scanners, and have been...
China gears up for RFID - ZDNet.com
... There is no single standard for RFID. The SAC said that it will try to draft its standard so that it will be compatible with similar technologies.
... There is no single standard for RFID. The SAC said that it will try to draft its standard so that it will be compatible with similar technologies.
2004/02/04
Microsoft Spells Out RFID Strategy
RFID Journal reports, "Microsoft plans to be a major player in the RFID market."
RFID Journal reports, "Microsoft plans to be a major player in the RFID market."
2004/01/27
Giants warm to RFID - ElectricNews.net
The biggest waves surrounding the RFID (radio frequency identification)
technology were made on Monday, when IBM and Philips, as well as software
giant...
The biggest waves surrounding the RFID (radio frequency identification)
technology were made on Monday, when IBM and Philips, as well as software
giant...
Travelers Entering US Face Security Hurdles - Business Travel News
... One example is the US insistence that beginning Oct. 26 visa waiver passengers with new passports must carry biometric identification features.
... One example is the US insistence that beginning Oct. 26 visa waiver passengers with new passports must carry biometric identification features.
Bush wants Patriot Act renewed - CNET News.com
President Bush on Tuesday evening called for the renewal of the USA Patriot Act, the controversial law that has expanded Internet surveillance powers for police and partially expires next year.
President Bush on Tuesday evening called for the renewal of the USA Patriot Act, the controversial law that has expanded Internet surveillance powers for police and partially expires next year.
2004/01/23
Biometrics Enters Third Dimension - Wired News
DuPont Authentication Systems and A4Vision, a company that sells facial-imaging products, have developed a biometric security device that generates in depth...
DuPont Authentication Systems and A4Vision, a company that sells facial-imaging products, have developed a biometric security device that generates in depth...
2004/01/22
Bush wants Patriot Act renewed - CNET News.com
President Bush on Tuesday evening called for the renewal of the USA Patriot Act, the controversial law that has expanded Internet surveillance powers for police and partially expires next year.
President Bush on Tuesday evening called for the renewal of the USA Patriot Act, the controversial law that has expanded Internet surveillance powers for police and partially expires next year.
2004/01/19
RFID: 'You know you want it' - Silicon
While 2003 was the year that saw the emergence of RFID, with household names such as WalMart jumping on the bandwagon, several retailers got cold feet and ditched the technology. Not so this year, say analysts – big business is crying out for the technology and, more importantly, the tide of public opinion is set to turn – as companies lure consumers with cold, hard cash.
While 2003 was the year that saw the emergence of RFID, with household names such as WalMart jumping on the bandwagon, several retailers got cold feet and ditched the technology. Not so this year, say analysts – big business is crying out for the technology and, more importantly, the tide of public opinion is set to turn – as companies lure consumers with cold, hard cash.
Bell Labs Develops Engine for Cell Users - AP
Now that wireless companies can track a mobile phone's location, customers will want to control exactly who knows where they are and when.Bell Labs says it has developed a network software engine that can let cell users be as picky as they choose about disclosing their whereabouts, a step that may help wireless companies introduce "location-based services" in a way customers will find handy rather than intrusive.
Now that wireless companies can track a mobile phone's location, customers will want to control exactly who knows where they are and when.Bell Labs says it has developed a network software engine that can let cell users be as picky as they choose about disclosing their whereabouts, a step that may help wireless companies introduce "location-based services" in a way customers will find handy rather than intrusive.
2004/01/17
Next wave of phone features may have less to do with calls - IHT
DoCoMo, the world's second-biggest mobile phone operator, and Sony, Japan's fifth-biggest cellphone seller, have teamed to add a smart-card computer chip called FeliCa to phones...The chip allows handsets to become payment cards.
DoCoMo, the world's second-biggest mobile phone operator, and Sony, Japan's fifth-biggest cellphone seller, have teamed to add a smart-card computer chip called FeliCa to phones...The chip allows handsets to become payment cards.
2004/01/15
RFID tags to make waves in 2004, study finds - Linux News
A market research report published by Allied Business Intelligence (ABI) looks at the sudden importance of RFID (Radio Frequency ID), a fascinating technology...
A market research report published by Allied Business Intelligence (ABI) looks at the sudden importance of RFID (Radio Frequency ID), a fascinating technology...
2004/01/13
VeriSign to Manage Tags for Consumer Items - AP
The company that manages the Internet's core directory - and has been criticized for trying to take undue advantage of its position - has been hired to perform a similar role in the developing system for radio-frequency identification tags on consumer products.
The company that manages the Internet's core directory - and has been criticized for trying to take undue advantage of its position - has been hired to perform a similar role in the developing system for radio-frequency identification tags on consumer products.
2004/01/12
U.S. and Brazil Fingerprinting: Is It Getting Out of Hand? - NYT (sub)
Brazil and the U.S. insist on photographing and fingerprinting visitors from the other country, threatening relations.
Brazil and the U.S. insist on photographing and fingerprinting visitors from the other country, threatening relations.
2004/01/11
How the biometric card will work - Glasgow Daily Record
Biometric passports will take the form of a credit card similar to the recently introduced EU driving licences.
Biometric passports will take the form of a credit card similar to the recently introduced EU driving licences.
Britain, US talks over visas, "biometric" passports - Times of India, India
... Under the new US rules, after October 26 all passports issued in visa waiver countries must have "biometric indicators" -- computer chips with a digitally...
... Under the new US rules, after October 26 all passports issued in visa waiver countries must have "biometric indicators" -- computer chips with a digitally...
Japan, Europe forge common biometric union - Australian IT, Australia
Japanese and European firms are moving toward setting up a common standard for biometric identification, which uses facial features as well as fingerprints.
Japanese and European firms are moving toward setting up a common standard for biometric identification, which uses facial features as well as fingerprints.
2004/01/10
IDC to RFID: Tags, you're It - CNET News.com
Radiofrequency identification, aka RFID, may have its controversial aspects, but the technology is on a steady path toward the mainstream...
Radiofrequency identification, aka RFID, may have its controversial aspects, but the technology is on a steady path toward the mainstream...
2004/01/08
Spending on RFID To Surpass $1 Billion - NewsFactor Network
"RFID will change the course of business over the next 20 years," says Gartner research director Jeff Woods.
"RFID will change the course of business over the next 20 years," says Gartner research director Jeff Woods.
Anti-RFID campaigner claims she is under personal attack - The Age, Australia
The head of a US consumer group, which is campaigning against the new goods tracking system called Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, has alleged that...
The head of a US consumer group, which is campaigning against the new goods tracking system called Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, has alleged that...
Biometric data on passports next year - Telegraph.co.uk
The earliest that biometric data could routinely be included in British passports is the middle of next year, well after the American deadline...
The earliest that biometric data could routinely be included in British passports is the middle of next year, well after the American deadline...
Want to visit the US? Now you have to show your biometrics- Silicon.com
Travellers to the US will now be subject to a biometric inspection every time they journey through or to the States...
Travellers to the US will now be subject to a biometric inspection every time they journey through or to the States...
Radio ID Tags To Make Big Waves - New York Post
While techies are always looking for the new new thing, it's actually a decades-old technology - called Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)- that may begin...
While techies are always looking for the new new thing, it's actually a decades-old technology - called Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)- that may begin...
Motorola Gets License on Tracking Tech - AP
Motorola Inc. (MOT) is licensing wireless technology from a startup led by Apple Computer (AAPL) co-founder Steve Wozniak to develop devices and services that can monitor the locations of people, pets or important possessions.
Motorola Inc. (MOT) is licensing wireless technology from a startup led by Apple Computer (AAPL) co-founder Steve Wozniak to develop devices and services that can monitor the locations of people, pets or important possessions.
Gates Touts More 'Seamless Computing' - AP
Microsoft Corp.'s vision of allowing people to access digital content anytime, anywhere is taking another step toward reality.
Microsoft Corp.'s vision of allowing people to access digital content anytime, anywhere is taking another step toward reality.
2004/01/07
U.S. style entry rules for Australia - Sydney Morning Herald
... The change would require all visitors to Australia to carry passports containing biometric fingerprints - a digital image of the passport holder's face stored...
... The change would require all visitors to Australia to carry passports containing biometric fingerprints - a digital image of the passport holder's face stored...
2004/01/06
Passports to have new facial biometric feature - The Age, Australia
... of the 27 countries - most of which are European but also include Japan and Australia - were unlikely to meet the deadline for the inclusion of biometric...
... of the 27 countries - most of which are European but also include Japan and Australia - were unlikely to meet the deadline for the inclusion of biometric...
2004/01/05
U.S. Airports Now Fingerprint Foreigners - AP
Foreigners arriving at U.S. airports were photographed and had their fingerprints scanned Monday in the start of a government effort to use some of the latest surveillance technology to keep terrorists out of the country.
Foreigners arriving at U.S. airports were photographed and had their fingerprints scanned Monday in the start of a government effort to use some of the latest surveillance technology to keep terrorists out of the country.
Fortress America - AlterNet
... you're going to see more and more countries going to a form of biometric identification to confirm identities." Biometrics is a developing, and lucrative...
... you're going to see more and more countries going to a form of biometric identification to confirm identities." Biometrics is a developing, and lucrative...
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