biometrics

3M to Buy Biometrics Company Cogent for $943 Million

The Gym Wants My Fingerprints: A Biometric Dilemma

If your gym wants to use your fingerprints as a biometric ID to save you the trouble of carrying a membership card, is this a good thing? National chain 24-Hour Fitness is hoping to use your most unchangeable identifier to get you to the Stairmaster a bit faster, but is it worth the risk?

Inside Wall Street: Why Biometrics Maker Cogent Measures Up

Cogent is a leading provider of automated fingerprint-ID systems and other biometric products to governments and law-enforcement agencies. As anti-terrorism efforts increase worldwide, Cogent and its stock stand to benefit as business picks up.