BIOMETRIC CONFERENCE TO ID MAJOR ISSUES, ADVANCES.Biometrics are automated methods of recognizing a person based on physiological or behavioral characteristics. Law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). have used traditional biometrics such as fingerprints for decades. Modern biometrics offer an expanding set of recognition technologies, including hand geometry Hand geometry is a biometric that identifies users by the shape of their hands. Hand geometry readers measure a user's hand along many dimensions and compare those measurements to measurements stored in a file. , iris structure, voice identification, facial characteristics and even vein patterns on the back of one's hands. Systems incorporating these new biometrics are in use or being tested in many places where identification and restricted access are important--for example, hospital nurseries, airports, border crossings and laboratories. Biometrics also will play an increasing role in electronic commerce by adding security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security beyond encryption and digital signatures. NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. hosted the Biometric Consortium's annual fall conference to examine technological issues facing the emerging biometrics industry and showcase recent advances in the field. It also explored new developments in the areas of metrology, assurance and standards, as well as addressing biometrics integration with information technology products such as smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. . The meeting was held at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD, in September 2000. An introductory seminar for newcomers to the technology was offered on the first day of the conference. The Biometric Consortium serves as the government's focal point focal point n. See focus. for research, development, test, evaluation, and application of biometric-based personal identification and verification technology. It currently has over 700 members from private industry, federal/state/local governments and academia. |
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