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Imprivata snaps up HT Systems to target patient identification
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ealthcare IT security company Imprivata has acquired HT Systems, provider of palm-vein based biometric patient identification systems, to target the emerging patient identification market, which Imprivata estimates to be worth approximately $2bn globally. Imprivata says its acquisition of HT Systems and its PatientSecure biometric patient identification technology supports Imprivata’s long-term vision to be the leading provider of healthcare IT security solutions that increase provider productivity, enable patient engagement and improve patient safety. “The acquisition of HT Systems represents our first strategic investment in expanding our market to patients. Patient engagement is going to become a critical part in the providing of care across the healthcare continuum,” says Omar ÕÃÃ>]Ê«ÀiÃ`iÌÊ>`Ê
"ÊvÊ«ÀÛ>Ì>°Ê “Without systems for secure patient identification and access, meaningful patient engagement across the care continuum will be nearly impossible.”
gurate the pilot programme that was to run until Ì iÊLi}}ÊvÊÕi]ÊÊV>LÀ>ÌÊÜÌ Ê- ]Ê which is responsible for project management at national level in liaison with eu-LISA, ANA/ 6 ÊÀ«ÀÌÃ]Ê>`ÊLiÌÀVÃÊvÀ6à ݰ / iÊ£ÓÊ 1Ê iLiÀÃÊ-Ì>ÌiÃÊ«>ÀÌV«>Ì}Ê in the programme are Portugal, Spain, France, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Sweden,
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>V ÊvÊÌ iÃiÊVÕÌÀiÃÊÜÊ«iÀvÀÊÌiÃÌÃÊÜÌ Ê TCNs passing through immigration checkpoints at various airport, land, and sea borders, experimenting with different facial, fingerprint, and iris biometric verification methods. The main purpose of the programme is to identify the best technical solutions for each specific type of border using multimodal biometric identification and verification processes and comparing the metrics and usability of each solution. The results of the pilot programmes will set the foundation for a common, standardÃi`Ê«>ÌvÀÊÕÃi`ÊÌÊ>>}iÊ ÕÀ«i>ÊLÀ`iÀÃ]Ê >iÞÊvÀÊ>Ê ÌÀÞÉ ÝÌÊ-ÞÃÌiÊ
-®Ê>`Ê>Ê Registered Traveler Program (RTP). The first test case in Portugal consists of ÌiÃÌ}ÊiÝÌÉ`i«>ÀÌÕÀiÊ Êi}>ÌiÃÊLÞÊ/ Ê visa-exempt passengers. UÊ-iiÊvi>ÌÕÀiÊ«>}iÊx.
UNHCR to deploy Accenture biometrics to assist refugees
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Lisbon airport trials EC Smart Borders Program
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isbon International Airport has become the first to trial the EC Smart Borders Program. ->ÀÌÊ À`iÀÃÊÃÊ>Ê«ÌÊ«À}À>iÊÃÌÕ`Þ}ÊÌ iÊ ÌÀÞÉ ÝÌÊVÌÀÊ«ÀVi`ÕÀiÃÊvÊ/ À`Ê Country Nationals (TCN) into the Schengen Area through automated and manual border control check points at airports, land and sea borders. / iÊ«ÀiVÌÊÃÊLi}ÊVÀ`>Ìi`ÊLÞÊÌ iÊ ÕÀ«i>Ê Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA), selecting Lisbon’s ÌiÀ>Ì>ÊÀ«ÀÌÊ>ÃÊÌ iÊvÀÃÌÊ 1ÊÃÌiÊÌÊ>Õ-
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he United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is working with Accenture to deliver a biometric technology system for registering and verifying the identities of displaced people, enabling UNHCR to provide refugees with the assistance they require as needed. Under the terms of the three-year contract, secured after a competitive tendering process, 1 ,ÊÜÊ`i«ÞÊVViÌÕÀi½ÃÊ iÌÀVÊ `iÌÌÞÊ >>}iiÌÊ-ÞÃÌiÊ -®Ê>VÀÃÃÊ UNHCR global operations. The system captures and stores fingerprints, iris data and facial images of individuals, providing those who are often undocumented with their only personal identity record. 1 ,½ÃÊ`i«ÞiÌÊvÊ -Ê >ÃÊÃÌ>ÀÌi`Ê with refugee camp locations in Thailand and
>`°Ê/ iÊiÝ«>ÃÊvÊ -ÊÌÊ >`ÊÜÊ enable the enrolment and formal identification of 450,000 people resident in more than 19 refugee camps. More than 100,000 residents in Chad, and more than 120,000 people within nine camps in Thailand, have had their identities verified, with the system handling approximately 2,500 enrolments per day. “Fleeing across borders, refugees often leave documentation behind, lose it along the way or have it confiscated by authorities,” says Steven Corliss, UNHCR’s director of program and management support. “With Accenture’s iÌÀVÊ`iÌÌÞÊ >>}iiÌÊ-ÞÃÌi]ÊÜiÊ>ÀiÊ using advanced technology to secure and preserve the identity of refugees from the time they register with UNHCR until they find a solution by returning home, integrating in the country where they have found protection, or resettling in a new country.”
IBIA urges US transport authorities to enhance biographic ID with biometrics
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he International Biometrics & Identification Association (IBIA) has issued a statement questioning the US Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) exclusive use of biographic data solutions in its prospective attempt to expand the PreCheck travel screening programme. As TSA works on re-issuing its Request for *À«Ã>Ê,*®]Ê ÊLiiÛiÃÊÌ >ÌÊLiÌÀVÃÊ should remain at the core of the PreCheck vetÌ}Ê«ÀVi`ÕÀi°Ê/ iÊ Ê>À}ÕiÃÊÌ >ÌÊÌ iÊ/-½ÃÊ sole reliance on biographic checks fails to take advantage of the significant record base and experience that DHS already has in identifying security risks. In addition, it believes the TSA’s proposed reliance on commercial data and proprietary risk-scoring algorithms also poses a serious threat to privacy: “It is common knowledge that data on the Internet contains many inaccuracies. Personal biographic data, addresses, drivers licence numbers, and credit card numbers that would be collected, have Continued on page 12...
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NEWS/COMMENT ...Continued from page 11 real value to cybercriminals and fraudsters and would leave private vendors vulnerable to hacks and incidents of identity theft.” / iÊ ]ÊÜ V ÊÕÀ}iÃÊÌ iÊ/-ÊÌÊÀiVÃ`iÀÊ its plan to rely solely on private company partnerships aiming to use biographic data in the PreCheck application process, says any reasonable and secure prescreening programme must include biometrics for background checks and identification reliability to maintain a high-level of accuracy in identifying security risks. This ViÃÊ>ÃÊ1-Ê ÕÃÌÃÊ>`Ê À`iÀÊ*ÀÌiVÌÊ agents begin a three-month pilot testing facial recognition technology at Washington Dulles ÌiÀ>Ì>ÊÀ«ÀÌ]Ê>VVÀ`}ÊÌÊ>Ê -Ê report. The technology will help identify foreigners who stay in the US too long. ½ÃÊViÌÃÊ>ÀiÊ>ÌÊ ÌÌ«Ã\ÉÉÜÜÜ°L>°À}É resources/resourcescomments UÊ/ iÊ Ê >ÃÊ>ÃÊÃÕLÌÌi`ÊViÌÃÊÌÊÌ iÊ National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) urging NIST to give serious consideration to defining an expanded role for biometrics in a future update to NIST’s electronic authentication guidance publication. According to 7>ÌiÀÊ>Ì]Ê ÊÛViÊV >À>]ʺ/ iÀiÊ has been a surge in the use of biometric technologies for mobile banking and other e-authentication applications. We believe that NIST should support this trend by providing guidance on how to ensure the effective implementation of biometrics as an authentication token rather than narrowly limiting its use.”
market analysis
Frost & Sullivan finds global market for iris recognition at nascent phase
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he global market for iris recognition across government and commercial applications is at a nascent phase of the Gaussian curve according to research group Frost & Sullivan. ÀÌ ÊiÀV>Ê>`Ê Ê>VVÕÌÊvÀÊ>Ê major share of the world market. This trend is expected to continue over the next five years. Government applications dominate the market for iris recognition over the short term in these Ài}Ã°Ê iÀ}}ÊiViÃÊÃÕV Ê>ÃÊ À>â]Ê `>]Ê-ÕÌ ÊvÀV>]ÊÌ iÊ ``iÊ >ÃÌ]Ê,ÕÃÃ>Ê>`Ê China are expected to embrace iris recognition, offering considerable growth opportunities. Frost & Sullivan says commercial use of iris recognition is still nascent with access control being the predominant application. Hospitality, 12
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healthcare, and finance are among major verticals that are expected to drive demand for iris recognition over the long term as pricing of iris biometrics declines. The hardware complexity of iris biometrics results in the hardware component of the market generating greater revenue. Companies are focused on enhancing the performance of irison-the-move products. Researchers comment that although price is a major competitive factor at this juncture, performance and reliability are vital to iris solutions and have been major drivers for potential success or failure in the adoption of iris biometrics across applications.
Facial recognition market forecast for 17.4% CAGR
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he facial recognition market is to grow from $2.77bn in 2015 to $6.19bn by 2020, at a CAGR of 17.4%.
This is according to a new market research report published by MarketsandMarkets.
Global biometrics market to increase from $2bn in 2015 to $14.9bn by 2024
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esearch group Tractica forecasts that the global biometrics market will increase from $2bn in 2015 to $14.9bn by 2024, with a CAGR of 25.3% and cumulative revenue for the 10-year period totalling $67.8bn. Tractica finds biometrics use cases split into two threads: consumer-facing use cases are typically high volume at a low price, while enterprise facing use cases (including government and defence) are typically much smaller volumes but use more expensive devices.
COMMENT Four years have passed since Google chairman
ÀVÊ-V `ÌÊLÀ>`i`Ê facial recognition as too ‘creepy’ for Google. The latest research is still putting facial recognition firmly in the ‘creepy’ category, at least when it comes to marketing applications. A study by US firm Rich Relevance ‘Creepy or Cool’, which reveals consumer attitudes towards digital enhancements to the shopping experience, has uncovered shopper resistance to facial recognition technology that identifies age and gender to target advertisements on digital screens. Asked to rate this technology creepy or cool, 73% selected a rating of ‘creepy’ while 75% defined as ‘creepy’ facial recognition that identifies an individual as a high-value shopper and relays this information to a sales associate. Unwanted marketing attention is one thing. Shoppers in Venezuela are facing quite a different application of biometric technology. In Venezuela, shortage of food and other staples have driven the government to implement fingerprint biometrics to ration sales and limit them to eligible nationals and prevent smuggling. State-run supermarkets are requesting ID cards and also fingerprinting. The Guardian has reported that this has now extended from food to pharmaceuticals
and a major pharmacy chain has started fingerprinting customers in Caracas. Venezuela is unusual in administrating entitlements at the retail level. Most governments are looking to enhance identification and authentication of citizens to safeguard money they are entitled to. In Ireland more than 60 welfare fraudsters who had been using multiple false identities have been caught using facial recognition software, reports The Independent in Ireland. They included one person who had developed up to 10 false identities to claim benefits. The fraudsters had received more than E1m in total in social welfare payments before they were caught. The facial recognition software is being used in conjunction with a new public service card that is being rolled out to three million people around the country. Around 1.4m cards have been issued to date, according to The Independent and the aim is to have three million issued by the end of next year in a project costing E24m. While there continues to be resistance to biometric technology when it is perceived as meeting the needs of the organisation collecting the data rather than improving life for the person giving up the data, in case of benefits and entitlements the industry is making real progress in implementing the technology based on the clear case for keeping benefits and entitlements in the hands of the people they are meant for. Tracey Caldwell
June 2015
healthcare
Imprivata snaps up HT Systems to target patient identification
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ealthcare IT security company Imprivata has acquired HT Systems, provider of palm-vein based biometric patient identification systems, to target the emerging patient identification market, which Imprivata estimates to be worth approximately $2bn globally. Imprivata says its acquisition of HT Systems and its PatientSecure biometric patient identification technology supports Imprivata’s long-term vision to be the leading provider of healthcare IT security solutions that increase provider productivity, enable patient engagement and improve patient safety. “The acquisition of HT Systems represents our first strategic investment in expanding our market to patients. Patient engagement is going to become a critical part in the providing of care across the healthcare continuum,” says Omar ÕÃÃ>]Ê«ÀiÃ`iÌÊ>`Ê
"ÊvÊ«ÀÛ>Ì>°Ê “Without systems for secure patient identification and access, meaningful patient engagement across the care continuum will be nearly impossible.”
gurate the pilot programme that was to run until Ì iÊLi}}ÊvÊÕi]ÊÊV>LÀ>ÌÊÜÌ Ê- ]Ê which is responsible for project management at national level in liaison with eu-LISA, ANA/ 6 ÊÀ«ÀÌÃ]Ê>`ÊLiÌÀVÃÊvÀ6à ݰ / iÊ£ÓÊ 1Ê iLiÀÃÊ-Ì>ÌiÃÊ«>ÀÌV«>Ì}Ê in the programme are Portugal, Spain, France, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Sweden,
ÃÌ>]ÊÕ}>ÀÞ]ÊÀiiVi]ÊÌ>ÞÊ>`Ê,>>°Ê
>V ÊvÊÌ iÃiÊVÕÌÀiÃÊÜÊ«iÀvÀÊÌiÃÌÃÊÜÌ Ê TCNs passing through immigration checkpoints at various airport, land, and sea borders, experimenting with different facial, fingerprint, and iris biometric verification methods. The main purpose of the programme is to identify the best technical solutions for each specific type of border using multimodal biometric identification and verification processes and comparing the metrics and usability of each solution. The results of the pilot programmes will set the foundation for a common, standardÃi`Ê«>ÌvÀÊÕÃi`ÊÌÊ>>}iÊ ÕÀ«i>ÊLÀ`iÀÃ]Ê >iÞÊvÀÊ>Ê ÌÀÞÉ ÝÌÊ-ÞÃÌiÊ
-®Ê>`Ê>Ê Registered Traveler Program (RTP). The first test case in Portugal consists of ÌiÃÌ}ÊiÝÌÉ`i«>ÀÌÕÀiÊ Êi}>ÌiÃÊLÞÊ/ Ê visa-exempt passengers. UÊ-iiÊvi>ÌÕÀiÊ«>}iÊx.
UNHCR to deploy Accenture biometrics to assist refugees
borders
Lisbon airport trials EC Smart Borders Program
L
isbon International Airport has become the first to trial the EC Smart Borders Program. ->ÀÌÊ À`iÀÃÊÃÊ>Ê«ÌÊ«À}À>iÊÃÌÕ`Þ}ÊÌ iÊ ÌÀÞÉ ÝÌÊVÌÀÊ«ÀVi`ÕÀiÃÊvÊ/ À`Ê Country Nationals (TCN) into the Schengen Area through automated and manual border control check points at airports, land and sea borders. / iÊ«ÀiVÌÊÃÊLi}ÊVÀ`>Ìi`ÊLÞÊÌ iÊ ÕÀ«i>Ê Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA), selecting Lisbon’s ÌiÀ>Ì>ÊÀ«ÀÌÊ>ÃÊÌ iÊvÀÃÌÊ 1ÊÃÌiÊÌÊ>Õ-
June 2015
T
he United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is working with Accenture to deliver a biometric technology system for registering and verifying the identities of displaced people, enabling UNHCR to provide refugees with the assistance they require as needed. Under the terms of the three-year contract, secured after a competitive tendering process, 1 ,ÊÜÊ`i«ÞÊVViÌÕÀi½ÃÊ iÌÀVÊ `iÌÌÞÊ >>}iiÌÊ-ÞÃÌiÊ -®Ê>VÀÃÃÊ UNHCR global operations. The system captures and stores fingerprints, iris data and facial images of individuals, providing those who are often undocumented with their only personal identity record. 1 ,½ÃÊ`i«ÞiÌÊvÊ -Ê >ÃÊÃÌ>ÀÌi`Ê with refugee camp locations in Thailand and
>`°Ê/ iÊiÝ«>ÃÊvÊ -ÊÌÊ >`ÊÜÊ enable the enrolment and formal identification of 450,000 people resident in more than 19 refugee camps. More than 100,000 residents in Chad, and more than 120,000 people within nine camps in Thailand, have had their identities verified, with the system handling approximately 2,500 enrolments per day. “Fleeing across borders, refugees often leave documentation behind, lose it along the way or have it confiscated by authorities,” says Steven Corliss, UNHCR’s director of program and management support. “With Accenture’s iÌÀVÊ`iÌÌÞÊ >>}iiÌÊ-ÞÃÌi]ÊÜiÊ>ÀiÊ using advanced technology to secure and preserve the identity of refugees from the time they register with UNHCR until they find a solution by returning home, integrating in the country where they have found protection, or resettling in a new country.”
IBIA urges US transport authorities to enhance biographic ID with biometrics
T
he International Biometrics & Identification Association (IBIA) has issued a statement questioning the US Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) exclusive use of biographic data solutions in its prospective attempt to expand the PreCheck travel screening programme. As TSA works on re-issuing its Request for *À«Ã>Ê,*®]Ê ÊLiiÛiÃÊÌ >ÌÊLiÌÀVÃÊ should remain at the core of the PreCheck vetÌ}Ê«ÀVi`ÕÀi°Ê/ iÊ Ê>À}ÕiÃÊÌ >ÌÊÌ iÊ/-½ÃÊ sole reliance on biographic checks fails to take advantage of the significant record base and experience that DHS already has in identifying security risks. In addition, it believes the TSA’s proposed reliance on commercial data and proprietary risk-scoring algorithms also poses a serious threat to privacy: “It is common knowledge that data on the Internet contains many inaccuracies. Personal biographic data, addresses, drivers licence numbers, and credit card numbers that would be collected, have Continued on page 12...
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NEWS/COMMENT ...Continued from page 11 real value to cybercriminals and fraudsters and would leave private vendors vulnerable to hacks and incidents of identity theft.” / iÊ ]ÊÜ V ÊÕÀ}iÃÊÌ iÊ/-ÊÌÊÀiVÃ`iÀÊ its plan to rely solely on private company partnerships aiming to use biographic data in the PreCheck application process, says any reasonable and secure prescreening programme must include biometrics for background checks and identification reliability to maintain a high-level of accuracy in identifying security risks. This ViÃÊ>ÃÊ1-Ê ÕÃÌÃÊ>`Ê À`iÀÊ*ÀÌiVÌÊ agents begin a three-month pilot testing facial recognition technology at Washington Dulles ÌiÀ>Ì>ÊÀ«ÀÌ]Ê>VVÀ`}ÊÌÊ>Ê -Ê report. The technology will help identify foreigners who stay in the US too long. ½ÃÊViÌÃÊ>ÀiÊ>ÌÊ ÌÌ«Ã\ÉÉÜÜÜ°L>°À}É resources/resourcescomments UÊ/ iÊ Ê >ÃÊ>ÃÊÃÕLÌÌi`ÊViÌÃÊÌÊÌ iÊ National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) urging NIST to give serious consideration to defining an expanded role for biometrics in a future update to NIST’s electronic authentication guidance publication. According to 7>ÌiÀÊ>Ì]Ê ÊÛViÊV >À>]ʺ/ iÀiÊ has been a surge in the use of biometric technologies for mobile banking and other e-authentication applications. We believe that NIST should support this trend by providing guidance on how to ensure the effective implementation of biometrics as an authentication token rather than narrowly limiting its use.”
market analysis
Frost & Sullivan finds global market for iris recognition at nascent phase
T
he global market for iris recognition across government and commercial applications is at a nascent phase of the Gaussian curve according to research group Frost & Sullivan. ÀÌ ÊiÀV>Ê>`Ê Ê>VVÕÌÊvÀÊ>Ê major share of the world market. This trend is expected to continue over the next five years. Government applications dominate the market for iris recognition over the short term in these Ài}Ã°Ê iÀ}}ÊiViÃÊÃÕV Ê>ÃÊ À>â]Ê `>]Ê-ÕÌ ÊvÀV>]ÊÌ iÊ ``iÊ >ÃÌ]Ê,ÕÃÃ>Ê>`Ê China are expected to embrace iris recognition, offering considerable growth opportunities. Frost & Sullivan says commercial use of iris recognition is still nascent with access control being the predominant application. Hospitality, 12
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healthcare, and finance are among major verticals that are expected to drive demand for iris recognition over the long term as pricing of iris biometrics declines. The hardware complexity of iris biometrics results in the hardware component of the market generating greater revenue. Companies are focused on enhancing the performance of irison-the-move products. Researchers comment that although price is a major competitive factor at this juncture, performance and reliability are vital to iris solutions and have been major drivers for potential success or failure in the adoption of iris biometrics across applications.
Facial recognition market forecast for 17.4% CAGR
T
he facial recognition market is to grow from $2.77bn in 2015 to $6.19bn by 2020, at a CAGR of 17.4%.
This is according to a new market research report published by MarketsandMarkets.
Global biometrics market to increase from $2bn in 2015 to $14.9bn by 2024
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esearch group Tractica forecasts that the global biometrics market will increase from $2bn in 2015 to $14.9bn by 2024, with a CAGR of 25.3% and cumulative revenue for the 10-year period totalling $67.8bn. Tractica finds biometrics use cases split into two threads: consumer-facing use cases are typically high volume at a low price, while enterprise facing use cases (including government and defence) are typically much smaller volumes but use more expensive devices.
COMMENT Four years have passed since Google chairman
ÀVÊ-V `ÌÊLÀ>`i`Ê facial recognition as too ‘creepy’ for Google. The latest research is still putting facial recognition firmly in the ‘creepy’ category, at least when it comes to marketing applications. A study by US firm Rich Relevance ‘Creepy or Cool’, which reveals consumer attitudes towards digital enhancements to the shopping experience, has uncovered shopper resistance to facial recognition technology that identifies age and gender to target advertisements on digital screens. Asked to rate this technology creepy or cool, 73% selected a rating of ‘creepy’ while 75% defined as ‘creepy’ facial recognition that identifies an individual as a high-value shopper and relays this information to a sales associate. Unwanted marketing attention is one thing. Shoppers in Venezuela are facing quite a different application of biometric technology. In Venezuela, shortage of food and other staples have driven the government to implement fingerprint biometrics to ration sales and limit them to eligible nationals and prevent smuggling. State-run supermarkets are requesting ID cards and also fingerprinting. The Guardian has reported that this has now extended from food to pharmaceuticals
and a major pharmacy chain has started fingerprinting customers in Caracas. Venezuela is unusual in administrating entitlements at the retail level. Most governments are looking to enhance identification and authentication of citizens to safeguard money they are entitled to. In Ireland more than 60 welfare fraudsters who had been using multiple false identities have been caught using facial recognition software, reports The Independent in Ireland. They included one person who had developed up to 10 false identities to claim benefits. The fraudsters had received more than E1m in total in social welfare payments before they were caught. The facial recognition software is being used in conjunction with a new public service card that is being rolled out to three million people around the country. Around 1.4m cards have been issued to date, according to The Independent and the aim is to have three million issued by the end of next year in a project costing E24m. While there continues to be resistance to biometric technology when it is perceived as meeting the needs of the organisation collecting the data rather than improving life for the person giving up the data, in case of benefits and entitlements the industry is making real progress in implementing the technology based on the clear case for keeping benefits and entitlements in the hands of the people they are meant for. Tracey Caldwell
June 2015