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Editorial Office: Elsevier Ltd The Boulevard Langford Lane Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB, UK Fax: +44 (0) 1865 843973 Email: [email protected] Website: www.biometrics-today.com Publisher: David Hopwood Editor: Tracey Caldwell Email: [email protected] Production Support Manager: Lin Lucas Email: [email protected] Subscription Information An annual subscription to Biometric Technology Today includes 10 issues and online access for up to 5 users. Prices: 1098 for all European countries & Iran US$1188 for all countries except Europe and Japan ¥146 000 for Japan (Prices valid until 31 December 2012) To subscribe send payment to the address above. Tel: +44 (0)1865 843687 or via www.biometrics-today.com Subscriptions run for 12 months, from the date payment is received. This newsletter and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by Elsevier Ltd, and the following terms and conditions apply to their use: Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Global Rights Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK; phone: +44 1865 843830, fax: +44 1865 853333, email: [email protected]. You may also contact Global Rights directly through Elsevier’s home page (www.elsevier.com), selecting first ‘Support & contact’, then ‘Copyright & permission’. In the USA, users may clear permissions and make payments through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; phone: +1 978 750 8400, fax: +1 978 750 4744, and in the UK through the Copyright Licensing Agency Rapid Clearance Service (CLARCS), 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP, UK; phone: +44 (0)20 7631 5555; fax: +44 (0)20 7631 5500. Other countries may have a local reprographic rights agency for payments. Derivative Works Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the Publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the Publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the Publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the Publisher. Address permissions requests to: Elsevier Science Global Rights Department, at the mail, fax and email addresses noted above. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/ or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made. Although all advertising material is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the quality or value of such product or of the claims made of it by its manufacturer.
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...Continued from front page Fenker and Bowyer used commercial iris matching software to measure differences in the performance of iris recognition systems when comparing more than 20,000 different images of 644 irises, taken between 2008 and 2011. According to Nature, the authors compared the quality of a match between two images of the same iris that were recorded roughly a month apart, to pairs of images taken one, two or three years apart. They found that the rate at which the system failed to match two images of the same iris – known as the false non-match rate – increased by 153% over the three years. (Fenker, P, Bowyer, KW. ‘Proc. IEEE Conf. Comput. Vision Pattern Recog’). The research will be presented at an IEEE workshop in June.
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Law enforcement agencies tap into biometrics
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aw enforcement agencies worldwide are using multiple modes of biometrics. Latest developments include mobile fingerprint scanners that can check a person’s identity in two minutes being rolled out across London, fingerprint technology being used to identify problem drinkers in Australia and 3D facial recognition advances. The London implementation of the Mobile Identification (MobileID) system is part of a nationwide roll out of the device led by the UK National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA). MobileID is about the size of a mobile phone and allows police to read the fingerprint of an index finger. It checks the fingerprints against the national database but does not retain them afterwards. The device will be used in instances where an individual is suspected of committing an offence, or wanted for a previous offence. The Metropolitan Police in London is one of 28 forces in the UK that took part in national trials led by the NPIA, using a similar mobile fingerprint device. During the trial, the Metropolitan Police used the devices during roadside checks, the policing of the Royal Wedding and at the Notting Hill Carnival. In the US patrol officers in the US National Capital Region, as of May 2012, are able to determine if the individuals they face pose a potential threat because of their criminal past. They have implemented MorphoIDent from Morpho, part of the Safran group, that captures
two fingerprint images per subject and sends it to the police agency’s fingerprint database for search. The response returns in less than a minute and the MorphoIDent vibrates to indicate to the officer that results are available. Separately, Animetrics, developer of advanced 3D facial recognition and identity management solutions for military, intelligence and law enforcement, has introduced ForensicaGPS, a facial biometric tool enabling law enforcement to identify criminal suspects from a low resolution photo or video surveillance. Law enforcement agents can analyse and compare multiple images to identify suspects. In Australia fingerprint technology is being used to identify problem drinkers. According to Australian website ITWire, the Northern Territory Department of Justice has implemented a system that photographs and electronically fingerprints people placed in protective custody. The resulting database allows police to identify problem drinkers, who are then considered for inclusion on the NT Banned Drinker Register.
NATO to build on biometrics experience in Afghanistan
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he Netherlands is to lead a NATO project using biometric technology to track down terrorists, in which Denmark and the US will also participate, according to Defpro. Eight other members of the NATO alliance have pledged to join soon. The project will focus on biometrics as a means to track down individuals and organisations who use improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to carry out attacks on NATO forces in Afghanistan. At the NATO summit in Chicago in May, Dutch defence minister Hans Hillen said that the Netherlands has gained valuable experience in biometrics in Afghanistan. Biometric data such as fingerprints left behind on explosives can help investigators track down the bomb makers.
The Netherlands gained valuable experience in biometrics in Afghanistan.
June 2012
Editorial Office: Elsevier Ltd The Boulevard Langford Lane Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB, UK Fax: +44 (0) 1865 843973 Email: [email protected] Website: www.biometrics-today.com Publisher: David Hopwood Editor: Tracey Caldwell Email: [email protected] Production Support Manager: Lin Lucas Email: [email protected] Subscription Information An annual subscription to Biometric Technology Today includes 10 issues and online access for up to 5 users. Prices: 1098 for all European countries & Iran US$1188 for all countries except Europe and Japan ¥146 000 for Japan (Prices valid until 31 December 2012) To subscribe send payment to the address above. Tel: +44 (0)1865 843687 or via www.biometrics-today.com Subscriptions run for 12 months, from the date payment is received. This newsletter and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by Elsevier Ltd, and the following terms and conditions apply to their use: Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Global Rights Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK; phone: +44 1865 843830, fax: +44 1865 853333, email: [email protected]. You may also contact Global Rights directly through Elsevier’s home page (www.elsevier.com), selecting first ‘Support & contact’, then ‘Copyright & permission’. In the USA, users may clear permissions and make payments through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; phone: +1 978 750 8400, fax: +1 978 750 4744, and in the UK through the Copyright Licensing Agency Rapid Clearance Service (CLARCS), 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP, UK; phone: +44 (0)20 7631 5555; fax: +44 (0)20 7631 5500. Other countries may have a local reprographic rights agency for payments. Derivative Works Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the Publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the Publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the Publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the Publisher. Address permissions requests to: Elsevier Science Global Rights Department, at the mail, fax and email addresses noted above. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/ or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made. Although all advertising material is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the quality or value of such product or of the claims made of it by its manufacturer.
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...Continued from front page Fenker and Bowyer used commercial iris matching software to measure differences in the performance of iris recognition systems when comparing more than 20,000 different images of 644 irises, taken between 2008 and 2011. According to Nature, the authors compared the quality of a match between two images of the same iris that were recorded roughly a month apart, to pairs of images taken one, two or three years apart. They found that the rate at which the system failed to match two images of the same iris – known as the false non-match rate – increased by 153% over the three years. (Fenker, P, Bowyer, KW. ‘Proc. IEEE Conf. Comput. Vision Pattern Recog’). The research will be presented at an IEEE workshop in June.
law enforcement
Law enforcement agencies tap into biometrics
L
aw enforcement agencies worldwide are using multiple modes of biometrics. Latest developments include mobile fingerprint scanners that can check a person’s identity in two minutes being rolled out across London, fingerprint technology being used to identify problem drinkers in Australia and 3D facial recognition advances. The London implementation of the Mobile Identification (MobileID) system is part of a nationwide roll out of the device led by the UK National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA). MobileID is about the size of a mobile phone and allows police to read the fingerprint of an index finger. It checks the fingerprints against the national database but does not retain them afterwards. The device will be used in instances where an individual is suspected of committing an offence, or wanted for a previous offence. The Metropolitan Police in London is one of 28 forces in the UK that took part in national trials led by the NPIA, using a similar mobile fingerprint device. During the trial, the Metropolitan Police used the devices during roadside checks, the policing of the Royal Wedding and at the Notting Hill Carnival. In the US patrol officers in the US National Capital Region, as of May 2012, are able to determine if the individuals they face pose a potential threat because of their criminal past. They have implemented MorphoIDent from Morpho, part of the Safran group, that captures
two fingerprint images per subject and sends it to the police agency’s fingerprint database for search. The response returns in less than a minute and the MorphoIDent vibrates to indicate to the officer that results are available. Separately, Animetrics, developer of advanced 3D facial recognition and identity management solutions for military, intelligence and law enforcement, has introduced ForensicaGPS, a facial biometric tool enabling law enforcement to identify criminal suspects from a low resolution photo or video surveillance. Law enforcement agents can analyse and compare multiple images to identify suspects. In Australia fingerprint technology is being used to identify problem drinkers. According to Australian website ITWire, the Northern Territory Department of Justice has implemented a system that photographs and electronically fingerprints people placed in protective custody. The resulting database allows police to identify problem drinkers, who are then considered for inclusion on the NT Banned Drinker Register.
NATO to build on biometrics experience in Afghanistan
T
he Netherlands is to lead a NATO project using biometric technology to track down terrorists, in which Denmark and the US will also participate, according to Defpro. Eight other members of the NATO alliance have pledged to join soon. The project will focus on biometrics as a means to track down individuals and organisations who use improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to carry out attacks on NATO forces in Afghanistan. At the NATO summit in Chicago in May, Dutch defence minister Hans Hillen said that the Netherlands has gained valuable experience in biometrics in Afghanistan. Biometric data such as fingerprints left behind on explosives can help investigators track down the bomb makers.
The Netherlands gained valuable experience in biometrics in Afghanistan.
June 2012