RegardingID Archive | UK employers cautioned of biometric technology dangers in the workplace

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

A British HR and employment law organization, Croner, warned of the possible human rights infractions and data protection issues as more British businesses employ biometric security technology, according to a Management-Issues article.

While acknowledging the reasoning for use of biometrics in British businesses, Croner makes many suggestions for relieving employee worries. Among the suggestions are: keeping high security standards of employee’s personal information, assuring employees that the information will only be used for security purposes, and starting off the biometric implementation on a trial basis.

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Jakarta airport opens biometric immigration gate

In an effort to streamline passenger security, Jakarta, Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport has opened the country’s first biometric immigration gate.

Fingerprint biometric identification provider BIO-key International, Inc. and Oakwell Engineering Limited partnered to create the new gate, designed for use by passengers with electronic passports. Passengers submit their e-passports and authenticate with a fingerprint.

UK to start using biometric residence permits

The UK Border Agency has announced intentions to require applicants applying for six-month stays from outside the European Economic Area to use biometric residency permits starting at the end of February 2012, according to an HR Magazine article.

Raptor ID launches two mobile biometric devices

Raptor Identification Systems unveiled two new mobile biometric devices. The two new solutions, called RaptorONE-TM and RaptorPAD-TM, both run on the Android Mobile Operating System with one being powered by a smart phone and the other a tablet.

Hitachi partners with Isbank for largest network of biometric ATMs

Hitachi partnered with Turkey-based banking company Isbank to bring biometric identification authentication to roughly 3,400 ATMs in Europe.

While the new network of biometric ATMs, which utilize Hitachi’s finger vein scanning technology, is the largest in Europe, it is far from the largest worldwide where Japan has embraced the technology and installed more than 75,000 finger vein-based ATMs.

New report predicts financial and civil obstacles for biometric ID card

A new report created by the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law & Social Policy at UC Berkeley School of Law predicts a price tag of at least $40 billion for a mandatory biometric employment verification card for all U.S. workers that would utilize either fingerprint or fingervein scans.

InfoTronics to carry Ingersoll Rand’s new Schlage terminals

Ingeroll Rand Security Technologies announced that its Mich.-based distributor InfoTronics, will begin carrying Ingersoll’s Schlage HandPunch biometric terminals in addition to the older models it already carries and offers its customers.

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UK employers cautioned of biometric technology dangers in the workplace