The U.s. department of defense allows developing an app that allows soldiers biometric data on can take with a cell phone. The development is expected to be approximately two years.
The development has the U.s. department of defense outsourced to the company AOptix, that an amount of $ 3 million to receive. The California-based company is going to say that both hardware and software development which biometric data can be included: the hardwaregedeelte is necessary because a mobile phone such as a smartphone is not enough possibilities to all necessary data.
The extension must be to a mobile phone, be confirmed, and in addition the software of AOptix necessary for the recording of biometric data. With the AOptix system developed, data can be measured from the thumb, face, eyes and voice. Thus, for example, can persons be identified; the U.s. government is well-known that a database with biometric data of people.
Currently, soldiers are still a separate device is required to have biometric data. The American government is trying, however, to make more use of smartphones for various tasks: had the ministry of defence already have a thermal camera for your mobile develop and it came with its own applications store.
