AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTING AGREEMENT
                                     BETWEEN
         IQ BIOMETRIX, INC., AND LIVIAKIS FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

This Amendment  ("Amendment") to the Consulting  Agreement dated effective as of
January 1, 2004  ("Agreement"),  is entered  into by and  amongst IQ  BIOMETRIX,
INC.,  a Delaware  corporation  ("IQB") and LIVIAKIS  FINANCIAL  COMMUNICATIONS,
INC., a California  corporation (the "Consultant"),  and is made effective as of
the 1st day of January, 2005 (the "Amendment Effective Date").

                                    RECITALS

WHEREAS,  the parties  have agreed to extend the term of the  Agreement  between
Consultant  and IQB in exchange for the additional  consideration  to Consultant
described below.

WHEREAS, the parties now desire to amend the Agreement to reflect these changes.

NOW THEREFORE,  in  consideration of the mutual covenants and promises set forth
herein and for other good and valuable  consideration,  the receipt of which the
parties hereby acknowledge, Consultant and IQB agree as follows:

1.  Any  capitalized  terms  defined  in this  Amendment  are  specific  to this
Amendment  only,  and do not  modify  or  change  the  meaning  set forth in the
Agreement.  Unless expressly defined in this Amendment, the capitalized terms in
this  Amendment are as defined in the Agreement.  The Agreement  shall remain in
full force and effect except as supplemented and amended herein.

2 The parties hereby agree to extend the term of the Agreement for an additional
three (3) month period commencing  January 1, 2005 and running through March 31,
2005.

3. As the sole and complete compensation to Consultant for the services to
Company during the extended term described above, the Company shall grant
Consultant an additional twenty five thousand (25,000) shares of the restricted
common stock of the Company.

5. No other changes or modification  are intended by this  Amendment.  All other
terms and conditions of the Agreement are in effect.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties  have  executed  this  Amendment by their duly
authorized representatives as of the date first set forth above.

"COMPANY"                               "CONSULTANT"
IQ BIOMETRIX, INC.                      LIVIAKIS FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.


By: /s/  William B. G. Scigliano        By: /s/ John Liviakis
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    William B. G. Scigliano, CEO            John Liviakis, President