Biometrics

A Biometric Tower of Babel

Shelly Yachimovich | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Databases, Internet Freedom, Biometrics, Biometric Identification, Israel Hack, Surveillance, Online Privacy, Israel, Credit Card Theft, Privacy, Internet Security, Internet Security Threats, Israel Internet Security, Israel Cyber Attack, Israel Saudi Arabia Hack, Technology News

The unrestricted flow of information over the Internet and social networks provides an opportunity to one of mankind's most glorious times. If we don't protect the public, this could easily become a mean of chaos, repression and dominance.

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How Not to Make Friends in the Greater Middle East

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Karzai, Iraq War, Libya, Kandahar, War on Terror, Middle East, Biometrics, Terrorism, Taliban, Afghanistan War, Politics News

Favorable opinion about the U.S. has plunged dismally since the early days of the Obama presidency, but it's not just in popularity terms that Washington has been racking up mind-boggling numbers in the no-friends business.

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Give Africans a Stake in Their Own Wealth

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Oil, Gas Prices, Alaska, Commodities, Dividends, Africa, Corruption, Natural Resources, Biometrics, Environment, Accountability, Direct Dividend Transfer, Developing Economies, World News

For a lot of sensible people, natural resource wealth is actually a "curse," not a blessing. Is there a way to avoid the curse?

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Yahoo! Tracks Internet Ads Using Biometrics

Mike Smith | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: The Washington Post, Biometrics, Neuroscience, Ogilvy, Google Yahoo Announcement, Google Yahoo Ad Deal, Microsoft Yahoo Merger, Yahoo, Google, Innerscope, Media News

The body and brain don't lie. Perhaps it is time for media companies and for political pollsters or Washington public affairs firms to use biometrics and neuroscience?

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12 Ways Travel Will Have Changed By 2020

The Lonely Planet Blog | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Biometrics, Green Technology, Mobile Phones, Green, Trains, Airport Security, Travel, Space Travel, Travel Tech, Technology, Air Travel, Airlines, Travel News

We polled the Lonely Planet editors and selected the 12 travel-related predictions most likely to come true over the next decade.

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China's Pursuit Of Teleportation Revealed By WikiLeaks Cables

Popular Science | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Fission, WikiLeaks Cables, Biometrics, Teleportation, WikiLeaks China, Wikileaks, Technology News

It's no secret that China is beating up on America and the West in everything from infrastructure to technology investment, but news of exactly what t...

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The Total Control Society Is Here: Iris Scanners

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Surveillance, Iris Scanners, Airport Security, Biometrics, Whole-Body-Scanners, George Orwell, Technology News

In the future, whether it's entering your home, opening your car, entering your workspace, getting a pharmacy prescription refilled, or having your me...

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Microinsurance, Microsavings and Microcredit Under One Roof

Bhagwan Chowdhry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Microsavings, Microcredit, Microinsurance, Financial Inclusion, Financial Access, Microfinance, Technology, Biometrics, India, Impact News

The meagre savings that the poor do manage to accumulate are rarely enough and there is a need for insurance against unfortunate events such as going hungry, undernourishment for children, and pulling children out of school.

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India's census fights caste system with technology

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Census, India, Poverty, Biometrics, Identification, Biometric Identification, Marc Kielburger, Caste System, Craig Kielburger, India-Census, World News

Someday soon a man in a pressed cotton shirt and tie will arrive in Gayriawas, India. This is an uncommon sight in the rural village with its dry fi...

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Biometrics: To Be or Not to Be?

Robert Siciliano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biometrics, Terrorism, Identity Theft, Iphone, New Hampshire, Business News

The New Hampshire Legislature is considering a bill that would ban the use of biometrics data in identification cards. So, is NH right?

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From Ni'ilin to Chernobyl and Back, in Under a Week

Hagai El-Ad | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gaza, Human Rights, Acri, Occupied Territories, Biometrics, Richard Goldstone, Democracy, Israel Supreme Court, Ni'ilin, Accountability, Privacy, World News

An IDF officer allegedly orders one of his soldiers to shoot a bound, blind-folded Palestinian detainee at close range.

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Fingerprint Scans Replace Clocking In

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biometrics, Dunkin Donuts, Scanning, Biometric Scans, Scanning Workers, Business News

NEW YORK — Some workers are doing it at Dunkin' Donuts, at Hilton hotels, even at Marine Corps bases. Employees at a growing number of business...

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FBI Preparing To Build World's Largest Biometrics Database

Washington Post | Ellen Nakashima | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Database of Physical Characteristics, Computer Database, FBI Biometrics, Biometrics, Home News

The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics, a project that would ...

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