Border control biometrics seeing large growth
Despite the U.S. government’s initial reluctance in adopting biometrics in any federal programs, their eventual change of heart to implement and regulate different biometric systems is leading to a large growth in the market, according to research firm Frost & Sullivan.
Due to regulations such as the Visa Waiver, a program that requires certain travelers to have biometric based passports, more biometric developers are seeing growing interest in their products. Fingerprint technology is seeing the most of the growth as it is the cheapest and most readily available technology, however, researchers expect to see change in that trend.
As iris and face recognition biometrics have been moving ahead with new technological advances, they are also expected to drop in price. Current Iris recognition technologies are able to identify individuals that are moving and as far as twenty meters away.
Additionally, new three-dimensional face recognition has removed previous problems having to do with lighting, angles, and facial feature location. Both of these advances lends to great possibilities for security purposes as well as heavy growth in the market. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/thirdfactor-4.gif)
