RegardingID Archive | Biometrics may curb ID theft

Friday, June 20, 2008

In a recent survey, 88% of respondents believed that current identity thefts fall on the victim’s lack of responsibility in managing personal information, according to a Wall Street and Technology article. The survey, performed by consulting firm Accenture, involved 800 UK and American citizens who regularly use high-speed internet connections and seemed to point out that human carelessness is the overwhelming cause of ID theft occurring online.

As a possible solution, Accenture suggests employing biometrics, specifically fingerprint scanners. Right now a lack of public awareness and cost of implementing biometrics is slowing significant adoption of the technology, but as the inclusion rate of fingerprint scanners on laptops and mobile devices increases, the prices are expected to drop.

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‘Butt biometrics’ is no joke

A Japanese researcher has developed a biometric that could be used to protect a car from theft: butt biometrics, according to verge.com.

Shigeomi Koshimizu, an associate professor at the Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology in Tokyo has developed the technology. A seat pressure map to generates 39 indices that are used to uniquely identify a subject’s posterior. Results so far have been encouraging, with average false reject rates of 2.2% and false accept rates of 1.1%.

Rhode Island DMV using biometrics to fight fraud

The Department of Motor Vehicles in Rhode Island is employing a facial recognition-based system in its license and identification card issuance programs in an effort to curb identity fraud, according to a Turn to 10 article.

University of Maryland student information stored on publicly accessible computer

A state audit found that personal and financial information for students considering attending the University of Maryland were stored on publicly accessible servers that could make students easy prey to ID thieves.

EarthSearch inks deal to curb oil theft, Nigeria

EarthSearch Communications has entered into a partnership agreement with Cynox, the Nigerian technology solutions provider, to monitor fuel levels in oil tankers.

In Nigeria, the cancellation of government oil subsidies has lead to increasing concerns over oil theft. EarthSearch’s integrated RFID and GPS product, together with level sensor technology will be used to monitor sudden drops in fuel level to detect the unauthorized siphoning of oil from the top of tanker.

Biometric POS systems fight employee theft

Retail operations are finding biometric point-of-sale systems that are used for both tracking employee actions as well as for time and attendance are a great tool in fighting inventory shrink and labor fraud, according to a Point of Sale News article.

EAB looks to drive the biometric market place

The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is focusing on a goal of driving the research and development of biometrics and building the future of the industry around a concern for end-user privacy protection.

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