Tag: Biometrics

FEDS’ LINKED BIOMETRIC DATABASES LAY FOUNDATION FOR SURVEILLANCE STATE: Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification, version 4.1

FEDS’ LINKED BIOMETRIC DATABASES LAY FOUNDATION FOR SURVEILLANCE STATE WND. October 6, 2018. The systems collect fingerprints, facial images, hand geometry, iris images, palm prints and DNA, storing the information in a format that is searchable by law enforcement and others. On its face, it can be disconcerting […]

Tokyo 2020 Olympics to use facial recognition in security first. 97 percent of the time, the face is recognized by the system correctly.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics to use facial recognition in security first By Christopher Carbone, | Fox News. August 7, 2018 Tokyo 2020 will be the first Olympics to deploy facial recognition technology to increase security around all venues, organizers announced on Tuesday. Reuters reports that Olympics organizers are partnering with NEC, a Japanese […]

India Supreme Court upholds controversial biometric database (Aadhaar): a 12-digit number that correlates with specific biometric data such as iris scans and fingerprints.

Aadhaar: India Supreme Court upholds controversial biometric database By Manveena Suri, CNN. Updated 7:30 AM ET, Wed September 26, 2018 New Delhi (CNN)India’s Supreme Court has voted to uphold the legality of the country’s controversial Aadhaar program, the world’s largest biometric database which contains the personal details of […]

Mastercard’s priority is to work with all stakeholders in the cashless movement

Blog note. Revelation 13:17… And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. I have written extensively about how technology will play into the hands of the “beast” (antichrist) during the Tribulation. Biometric Scanning is the enabling technology that will validate […]

Mastercard, Expo 2020 team up to deliver ‘seamless’ visitor payments

Blog note. Revelation 13:17… And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. I have written extensively about how technology will play into the hands of the “beast” (antichrist) during the Tribulation. Biometric Scanning is the enabling technology that will validate […]