• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Our Services
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Top Nav Social Icons

FindBiometrics

FindBiometrics

Global Identity Management

  • Biometrics
    • What are Biometrics?
    • FAQ
    • Biometric Associations
    • Companies
    • Premier Partners
  • News
    • Featured Articles
    • Interviews
    • Thought Leadership
    • Podcasts
    • Webinars
    • Year in Review
  • Applications
    • Biometric Security
    • Border Control and Airport Biometrics
    • Consumer and Residential Biometrics
    • Financial Biometrics
    • Fingerprint & Biometric Locks
    • Healthcare Biometrics
    • Justice and Law Enforcement Biometrics
    • Logical Access Control Biometrics
    • Mobile Biometrics
    • Other Biometric Applications
    • Physical Access Control Biometrics
    • Biometric Time and Attendance
  • Solutions
    • Behavioral Biometrics
    • Biometric Sensors and Detectors
    • Facial Recognition
    • Biometric Fingerprint Readers
    • Hand Readers & Finger Scanners
    • Iris Recognition
    • Biometric Middleware and Software
    • Multimodal Biometrics
    • Physiological Biometrics
    • Smart Cards
    • Vein Recognition
    • Voice and Speech Recognition
  • Stocks
  • Events
  • Companies
  • Podcasts

IBIA Calls For Biometrics Industry Cooperation as White House Moves Forward on Facial Recognition Directives

June 7, 2022

“The setting of appropriate guidelines, training, and enforcement of processes surrounding the use of face recognition and other biometric technologies is critical to ensuring public trust and safety while respecting the rights of all people.” – John Mears, Chairman, IBIA

IBIA Calls For Biometrics Industry Cooperation as White House Moves Forward on Facial Recognition Directives

Those in the biometrics industry who have been calling for government regulation are now, thanks to an Executive Order from the White House, poised to get their wish, and the International Biometrics & Identification Association (IBIA) is seeking to make sure that it and its members will get to play a role in shaping those government guidelines.

The Biden Administration’s EO from May 25 entailed a range of directives pertaining to policing and community safety, with one of its 23 sections focusing on facial recognition technology. In particular, Section 13 of the Order directs the National Research Council – an arm of the National Academy of Sciences – to develop a report on the use of facial recognition technology.

At the same time, the directive demands a separate report to be jointly produced by the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the US Attorney General. This report is meant to lay out best practices in facial recognition technology as well as guidelines detailing how law enforcement agencies (or ‘LEAs’) should use the technology.

The White House effort to foster the development of national guidelines for facial recognition will meet a demand that has come from both critics of biometric technology and proponents from within the industry itself. Wary of the legal ambiguities that fog this technological Wild West, groups ranging from the Electronic Frontier Foundation to Amazon have called for guidance from the top-down.

Now that such regulation is actually starting to get underway, the IBIA has clearly spotted its opportunity to help shape the regulatory framework.

Acknowledging that facial recognition represents an area where “the pace of technology advances faster than the proliferation of associated policies, best practices, and training to use the technology,” IBIA Board Chairman John Mears asserted, “The setting of appropriate guidelines, training, and enforcement of processes surrounding the use of face recognition and other biometric technologies is critical to ensuring public trust and safety while respecting the rights of all people.”

“IBIA has been a leader in this regard since its inception in 1998, publishing analyses, best practices, a Code of Ethical Conduct, and guidelines for the responsible use of a wide array of biometric technologies,” Mears continued. “In the spirit of inclusivity, we call on the President to ensure that our wealth of experience and expertise, as well as our industry Members’ inputs, are included throughout the entire study and interagency process.”

From here, industry actors have several months to ramp up their efforts to work with the relevant government authorities on facial recognition guidelines. The National Research Council’s is due within 180 days of the Executive Order, while the joint OTSP-DHS-Attorney General report is to be published within 18 months.

Sources: IBIA, The White House

–

June 7, 2022 – by Alex Perala

Related News

  • City Council Clashes With South Australia Police Over Facial RecognitionCity Council Clashes With South Australia Police Over Facial Recognition
  • Responding to RFI, Oosto Calls for National Ethical Guidelines for Biometric TechResponding to RFI, Oosto Calls for National Ethical Guidelines for Biometric Tech
  • Minneapolis City Council Considers Public Facial Recognition BanMinneapolis City Council Considers Public Facial Recognition Ban
  • Scottish Parliament Approves Creation of Biometrics CommissionerScottish Parliament Approves Creation of Biometrics Commissioner
  • Good ID Highlights Need for Policies that Limit Police Use of Facial RecognitionGood ID Highlights Need for Policies that Limit Police Use of Facial Recognition
  • Are Democrats and Republicans That Far Apart on Facial Recognition? It Depends Who’s in the White HouseAre Democrats and Republicans That Far Apart on Facial Recognition? It Depends Who’s in the White House

Filed Under: Features, News Tagged With: Biden administration, Biometric, biometrics, biometrics regulation, Executive Orders, face biometrics, facial recognition, law enforcement biometrics, Office of Science and Technology Policy, OSTP, police biometrics, regulatory frameworks, White House

Primary Sidebar

EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT:

Become a FindBiometrics Member and gain easy access to specialty content, including the ID Tech column, replays of virtual events, and Identity School educational checklists:

ID TECH: What Role Will Biometrics Play in the Cyber Cold War? We’re About to Find Out [NEW]

Identity School: Facial Recognition Cheat Sheet

REPLAY: Travel & Hospitality Virtual Identity Summit

Sponsored Links

TECH5 showcase logo

TECH5 is an international technology company founded by experts from the biometrics industry, which focuses on developing disruptive biometric and digital ID solutions through the application of AI and Machine Learning technologies.

TECH5 target markets include both Government and Private sectors with products powering Civil ID, Digital ID, as well as authentication solutions that deliver identity assurance for various use cases. 

Learn more: www.tech5.ai

Onfido logo

Onfido is building the new identity standard for the internet.Our AI-based technology assesses whether a user’s government-issued ID is genuine or fraudulent, and then compares it against their facial biometrics. That’s how we give companies like Revolut, Zipcar and Bitstamp the assurance they need to onboard customers remotely and securely. Our mission is to create a more open world, where identity is the key to access.. For more information, please visit www.onfido.com

ThreatMark brings trust to the digital world by providing cutting-edge fraud prevention solutions. Major banks use ThreatMark’s AI-powered technology and behavioral biometrics to build secured banking experience to precisely verify their legitimate users, seamlessly across all digital channels. All while securing the users’ most precious assets and keeping the fraudsters away. Learn more: www.threatmark.com/

With its secunet border gears product portfolio and specialised consulting expertise, secunet supports police forces and security authorities in their sovereign tasks. Whether ABC gates, self-service kiosks or biometric middleware – each component helps to strengthen identity protection and to accelerate verification – in mobile and stationary scenarios.

Mobile ID World Logo

Mobile ID World is here to bring you the latest in mobile authentication solutions and application providers. Our company is dedicated to providing users with the best content and cutting edge information on technology, news, and mobile solutions for your mobile identity management needs.

Recent Posts

  • Web3 Gets Its First Smartphone, Featuring Biometric Authentication
  • Vivo X80 Pro Stands Out With Extra-large In-display Sensor
  • Apple Seeks to Kill Both the Password and the CAPTCHA With New Authentication Solutions
  • American Airlines Looks to Selfie Biometrics for Passenger Processing
  • VAIO Installs Fingerprint Sensors in New FE Laptops

Biometric Associations

IBIA and fido

Tweets

Footer

  • About Us
  • Company Directory
  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Archives
  • CCPA: Do not sell my personal info.

Follow Us

Copyright © 2022 FindBiometrics