Earlier this month, the Minnesota Department of Corrections announced that it is installing an inmate-tracking system in one of the states minimum/medium-security correctional facilities. The tracking system is based on active RFID tag technology that provides alerts if something abnormal is going on, such as a fight among the inmates. In this type of a system, both inmates and corrections guards carry a proprietary RFID tag – inmates get wrist straps, guards get pager like devices – that sends out a signal every two seconds to antennas installed inside of the facility and around its perimeter. Prisoners, as well as guards, can be tracked in semi-real time. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/rfidnews-4.gif)
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The International Biometric and Identification Association released a paper that proposes best practices for use of facial recognition in consumer applications. While the new consumer and commercial applications of face detection and face recognition technologies – such as social media and digital signage – can be positive and beneficial to consumers, they must be deployed with utmost sensitivity to the privacy of the consumer and general public, according to IBIA and Joseph Atick. Atick is one of the original inventors of face recognition technology and is vice chairman at the IBIA. read more »The Rhode Island Department of Corrections is implementing iris scanning technology at its prisons to prevent inmates from fraudulently switching identities at the time of one’s release to help other inmates escape, according to a WPRI Eyewitness News article. read more »Idesco was chosen by the Kuopio Prison in Finland to supply its access control readers during a recent renovation and expansion project of its prison building. read more »Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed that the forthcoming Wii U game controller will feature embedded NFC technology. According to Iwata, the NFC controller will contain the same contactless standards used in FeliCa and Mifare products, enabling it to interact with a variety of different NFC-tagged objects to enrich the gaming experience. read more »The biometric program at HMP Isis prison in London requires inmates to authenticate their identities via thumbprint before moving from one area to the next. System errors, however, have been leading to back-ups that leads to all prisoners waiting before they can move on, according to an article from The Telegraph. read more »Several major wine producers are now using an NFC solution from eProvenance to monitor the temperature of their wine during shipment and storage, according to Point of Sale News. read more » |
