It’s hard to believe this is the first time this has happened, but it certainly won’t be the last.
Singapore testing iris biometrics for border efficiency
Singapore tests eye scans at immigration checkpoints (Reuters)
“The trials will help us in our consideration of whether and how we should implement such technology at our checkpoints,” the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said in an emailed statement.
The move will be implemented at two checkpoints on its northern border with Malaysia and one at a ferry terminal running services to nearby Indonesian islands.
The Singapore-Malaysia border is extremely busy and has been a hotbed of early biometric adoption for years. The map and photo below gives a flavor of the relevant geography. The red dot on the Singapore map is the approximate location of the Johor–Singapore Causeway pictured at right below.
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Healthcare biometrics foster better delivery and outcomes
Biometrics entering a new era in healthcare (Healthcare IT News)
“The future portends a new era of biometrics. Advances to the technologies will make them more attractive to healthcare organizations. Decreasing costs will make biometrics a more palatable move. Other technologies like artificial intelligence will, in turn, also give biometrics a boost.
But mainstreaming biometrics faces a variety of challenges. These include privacy, people, cost and interoperability.”
As they say, read the whole thing. It’s a really informative piece.