There was a time when monitoring the check-in/check-out timings of workers at office premises used be a maddening task. Cameras arrived significantly late but even with those keeping an eye on everyone was excruciating. Only way-out was to see whether a particular person is at his or her desk or not.

The new age ushers in new technology, the old structures fall to be replaced by new, easier and hassle free ways to get things done. There was time when we had to remember several passwords that had to be updated continuously and still the threat of someone hacking into the system still loomed over our head.

There are various myths spread across the business that apprehends them to install the biometric security system or biometric attendance system. And many other companies have tested the biometric systems and they are enjoying the services flawlessly.

Paytm, the Indian e-commerce service, received a license the last year, i.e., 2015, from the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) to start the country’s first payments bank. The bank would use the existing user base of Paytm for offering fresh services. This includes cashless transactions through online transfers and debit cards. As most of our … Continue reading Leading E-commerce Service To Launch Bank Using Biometrics & Mobile Technology

It’s well-known that biometric attendance software enforces punctuality and curbs absenteeism. In the month of October, 2015, we covered the story of this software/ systems being introduced in the block offices of Koraput, Odisha. Manual maintenance of attendance records is unreliable because forging them is easy. A biometric attendance system, on the other hand, marks … Continue reading Biometric Attendance Machine To Enforce Punctuality In Police Stations, Telangana

This blog post is second in the series of Behavioural Biometrics & SecureAuth. To read the previous post, click here. This truly is a next-generation technology. Craig Lund, CEO, SecureAuth, asks to think of the SecureAuth IdP as a bullet-resistant vest. He says that these multiple layers of protection act as a defensive wall against … Continue reading Behavioural Biometrics & SecureAuth – II

As we all know, passwords don’t satisfy the security needs of the 21st-century world. Passwords can be stolen (and often are!), lost and forgotten. They can be misused. Same with PINs.

A smooth & safe flow of people across international borders has always been a major objective of border agencies across the world. But the attacks of 9/11 on the World Trade Centre (WTC) and Pentagon in America exposed a major lapse in safety & security guidelines

Welcome to monthly news. To all of Star Link’s new readers, this is a monthly session to cover anything & everything happening in the world of biometric devices.

In the pursuit of turning the Star Link blog into a one-stop biometric-news destination for you, we have been covering all major stories on biometric technology from India and around the world.