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Washington authorities plug gap in biometrics law
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law enforcement
Germany tests anti-terror facial recognition tech at a Berlin train station
G
ermany is to start testing facial recognition software with volunteers at a Berlin train station this summer in an attempt to help police identify and locate terror suspects more quickly, the country’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere is reported to have said. “We already have video surveillance in train
stations, of course. But we aren’t able, for example, to put a picture of a terrorist on the run into software that would alert us when he appears in a station,” Maiziere said in an interview with Tagesspiegel. If the pilot is successful, the German authorities will look at rolling out the system more widely across the country.
soft biometrics
Researchers build doll that can read emotions
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esearchers at the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Ciudad Real, Spain, have built a doll that, using AI tech, can recognise eight different emotions. Emotion recognition is carried out through facial recognition technology, via a camera hidden in the doll’s mouth. The doll is an application of an open
vision platform the researchers developed in the Horizon 2020 project, Eyes of Things. The doll contains the AI processor board along with camera and battery. The board processes images to recognise someone’s facial expression, allowing the doll to react accordingly. All of this is done within the doll – no images are sent to the internet.
legal
Washington authorities plug gap in biometrics law
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uthorities in Washington, US, have acted quickly to respond to a situation whereby a new state law designed to limit the collection of biometric data by public agencies to protect people’s privacy accidentally banned state prisons from collecting inmates’ fingerprints. A new bill has now addressed the oversight.
The new law requires government officials to notify people and obtain their consent before collecting their biometric information, and also prohibits agencies from selling that data. The earlier bill made an exception for law enforcement agencies such as the Washington State Patrol but omitted the Department of Corrections, which runs the state’s prisons.
r&D
UWE Bristol teams up with Customer Clever to develop 3D facial recognition
T
he University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has teamed up with facial recognition company Customer Clever to develop a 3D facial recogni-
TODAY
biometric
tion system solution for high security UK and global commercial uses, reports Physorg. Continued on page 2...
Contents News Germany tests anti-terror facial recognition tech at a Berlin train station
1
Spanish researchers build doll that can read emotions
1
Washington authorities plug gap in biometrics law
1
UWE Bristol teams up with Customer Clever to develop 3D facial recognition
1
USSOCOM evaluates multiple biometrics modalities 2 Facial recognition that works through glass
2
Australia trials contactless biometrics to replace passports
2
US government runs pilots to support Biometric Exit Program
2
Decipher facial recognition helps Cetera financial advisors assess consumer needs
3
Chinese education authorities deploy biometrics to catch cheats
3
Lenovo AirClass facial recognition tech measures trainee sentiment
3
India Supreme Court rejects attempt to stop mandatory Aadhaar check for welfare schemes 3 Diebold Nixdorf teams up with Samsung SDS America
12
South Korean agency develops fingerprint and heart rate biometrics to secure financial transactions
12
Gemalto behavioural biometrics target online banking fraud
12
Accenture and Microsoft add blockchain tech to biometrics ID platform
12
Features Do Europe’s borders need multi-faceted biometric protection? 5 By Keeley Crockett and James O’Shea, MMU, Székely Zoltán, Hungarian National Police. Tukasz Szklarski, iTTi, Anna Malamou and Georgios Boultadakis, European Dynamics Can cancellable biometrics preserve privacy? 8 P Punithavathi and S Geetha, VIT University describe the role of a cancellable biometric system.
Regulars Events Calendar
3
News in Brief
4
Product News
4
Company News
4
Comment 12
ISSN 0969-4765/17 © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This journal and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by Elsevier Ltd, and the following terms and conditions apply to their use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single articles may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use.
www.biometrics-today.com
ISSN 0969-4765 July/August 2017
law enforcement
Germany tests anti-terror facial recognition tech at a Berlin train station
G
ermany is to start testing facial recognition software with volunteers at a Berlin train station this summer in an attempt to help police identify and locate terror suspects more quickly, the country’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere is reported to have said. “We already have video surveillance in train
stations, of course. But we aren’t able, for example, to put a picture of a terrorist on the run into software that would alert us when he appears in a station,” Maiziere said in an interview with Tagesspiegel. If the pilot is successful, the German authorities will look at rolling out the system more widely across the country.
soft biometrics
Researchers build doll that can read emotions
R
esearchers at the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Ciudad Real, Spain, have built a doll that, using AI tech, can recognise eight different emotions. Emotion recognition is carried out through facial recognition technology, via a camera hidden in the doll’s mouth. The doll is an application of an open
vision platform the researchers developed in the Horizon 2020 project, Eyes of Things. The doll contains the AI processor board along with camera and battery. The board processes images to recognise someone’s facial expression, allowing the doll to react accordingly. All of this is done within the doll – no images are sent to the internet.
legal
Washington authorities plug gap in biometrics law
A
uthorities in Washington, US, have acted quickly to respond to a situation whereby a new state law designed to limit the collection of biometric data by public agencies to protect people’s privacy accidentally banned state prisons from collecting inmates’ fingerprints. A new bill has now addressed the oversight.
The new law requires government officials to notify people and obtain their consent before collecting their biometric information, and also prohibits agencies from selling that data. The earlier bill made an exception for law enforcement agencies such as the Washington State Patrol but omitted the Department of Corrections, which runs the state’s prisons.
r&D
UWE Bristol teams up with Customer Clever to develop 3D facial recognition
T
he University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has teamed up with facial recognition company Customer Clever to develop a 3D facial recogni-
TODAY
biometric
tion system solution for high security UK and global commercial uses, reports Physorg. Continued on page 2...
Contents News Germany tests anti-terror facial recognition tech at a Berlin train station
1
Spanish researchers build doll that can read emotions
1
Washington authorities plug gap in biometrics law
1
UWE Bristol teams up with Customer Clever to develop 3D facial recognition
1
USSOCOM evaluates multiple biometrics modalities 2 Facial recognition that works through glass
2
Australia trials contactless biometrics to replace passports
2
US government runs pilots to support Biometric Exit Program
2
Decipher facial recognition helps Cetera financial advisors assess consumer needs
3
Chinese education authorities deploy biometrics to catch cheats
3
Lenovo AirClass facial recognition tech measures trainee sentiment
3
India Supreme Court rejects attempt to stop mandatory Aadhaar check for welfare schemes 3 Diebold Nixdorf teams up with Samsung SDS America
12
South Korean agency develops fingerprint and heart rate biometrics to secure financial transactions
12
Gemalto behavioural biometrics target online banking fraud
12
Accenture and Microsoft add blockchain tech to biometrics ID platform
12
Features Do Europe’s borders need multi-faceted biometric protection? 5 By Keeley Crockett and James O’Shea, MMU, Székely Zoltán, Hungarian National Police. Tukasz Szklarski, iTTi, Anna Malamou and Georgios Boultadakis, European Dynamics Can cancellable biometrics preserve privacy? 8 P Punithavathi and S Geetha, VIT University describe the role of a cancellable biometric system.
Regulars Events Calendar
3
News in Brief
4
Product News
4
Company News
4
Comment 12
ISSN 0969-4765/17 © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This journal and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by Elsevier Ltd, and the following terms and conditions apply to their use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single articles may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use.