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Bofa - Goofed!

Bank of America said Friday that it lost Tapes containing info of 1.2 million government card-holders including senators.  This is another example of increasing threat of financial risks and identity theft because of lack of physical and access security within financial institutions.  Let's see how fast BofA learns. Click here for a complete story.

Show Finger if you are 18!

Access, Identification and now Age Verification! A leading security company is employing new technology in the field of biometrics to verify if a computer user is an adult or a child.  The age distinction is made by analyzing a bone in the person's finger.  With ever growing social issues of pornography and online gambling, this company has our vote!

Standardization Issues in biometrics

Governments and businesses alike are seeking ways to standardize biometrics processes.  Here is a good article that tackles and addresses the challenges related to biometrics starndardization.

http://www.it-analysis.com/article.php?articleid=12568&SESSID=49efc394b87f2fea9bd38173237af3a9

Hazmat followup

That program to take biometric information from hazmat truckers I mentioned earlier, isn't for Canadian drivers. It doesn't apply to them, however they have been working towards their own security card as well, and they are talking to the US to get Canadian drivers up to speed.

Hazmat fingerprint rule doesn't include Canadian drivers - for now.

Another positive influence of biometrics

Amber Alert is getting into the high tech action with AmberView, a 3D image of the missing child to view for better accuracy. The computer can detail every feature of the child's face, and the viewer can rotate and resize and manipulate the image to see exactly what the child looks like.

It makes for a better way of recognizing a child while they are still alive, rather than wait to verify fingerprints after a death.

Amber alerts going high-tech

Keep on truckin'... to the fingerprint site.

As part of the USA Patriot Act Monday, truckers have begun getting fingerprinted and have criminal background checks performed on them. These are truckers who haul hazardous materials around the US, because those trucks could be used as weapons by terrorists.

The problem affecting this project is that there are very few and far between fingerprint stations, and some truckers may have to make a detour. Hopefully that is just temporary.

Fingerprinting of hazmat truckers begins.