Friday, October 12, 2012

Friday Roundup

INDIA: It's good to have goals — 'Aadhaar' card for everyone in Punjab by March (Daily Bhaskar)

ZIMBABWE: Biometrics in Border Migrant Reception Centre (African Press Organization) There seems to be a lot of migration within Africa. Biometrics can help countries gather better data about what's going in that regard.

APPLE: Patent applications suggests hidden sensors suitable for biometrics (UK Register) "'Electronic devices are becoming more and more sophisticated, capable of performing a multitude of tasks from image capture to identity verification through biometric sensors,' patent application 20120258773 notes. That's the good news; the bad news is that each new sensor clutters up the seamless shiny-shiny of an iDevice."

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE: Apple Wants To Use Your Fingerprints to Unlock Your iPhone (gizmodo)