Monthly Archives: February 2014
Gesture biometrics
According to media reports, gesture-based biometrics are evolving rapidly, their usage primarily being associated with mobile devices and near field communications (NFC). The concept...
Changes in border control
All over Europe the face of border control at airports is changing. The conventional checkpoints with border officers in inspection booths are gradually being...
The Estonian ID card
The idea of an Estonian national identity document in the shape of a card came up back in 1997. As a young generation and...
Current aspects in machine authentication of security documents
In part 1 of this publication Ulrich Schneider and Uwe Seidel discussed the current situation regarding the application of machine authentication systems to security...
Avoiding amorphousness
Since the start of the century, the dramatically increased need for adequate border protection and control as well as for effective identification procedures in...
Personalization of ID documents
Laser marking of ID documents is increasing. Mandated in European Union driving licences, selected by governments on every continent to personalise over one fifth...
Mobile biometrics
Modern mobile devices such as smartphones are equipped with a variety of sensors, ranging from motion measurement and GPS to biometric sensors. Some experts...
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