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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is complaining that COVID-19 is limiting the utility of its surveillance apparatus. The agency takes particular issue with the widespread use of masks to slow the spread of the pandemic, which have made it more difficult to use facial recognition software to identify members of the public. “We […]
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is migrating its entire biometric database to the Amazon Web Services GovCloud. The effort represents the first phase of a planned update to the organization’s legacy IDENT biometric identification system, which dates back to 1994. The Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) first announced that it would be […]
The Department of Homeland Security is setting up a new system to manage biometric records, and is seeking to get it exempt from the Privacy Act. In a posting on the Federal Register, the DHS explained that the proposed “Department of Homeland Security/ALL-043 Enterprise Biometric Administrative Records (EBAR) System of Records (SOR)” will allow it […]
Maryland-based cloud services and cybersecurity provider VariQ has announced that it has been awarded a $350 million contract by the U.S. Department of State (DoS). The contract, which is is with the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs’ Office of Western Hemisphere Programs (INL/WHP) IT vehicle, will be used to provide integrated IT solutions for […]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the United States government over its use of facial recognition technology at airports across the country. The lawsuit was filed under the Freedom of Information Act and asks a federal court to demand records related to the expanding use of facial recognition at airports and border crossings […]
In another week that saw mainstream news dominated by the spread of COVID-19, FindBiometrics readers managed to keep the virus out of the latest top stories roundup. Instead, this week’s collection of our most popular articles is dominated by facial recognition news, together with a bit of FinTech and a big announcement from the Department […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate has announced that it is calling for submissions for its third Biometric Technology Rally (Rally). The Rally program, started in 2018, challenges players in the industry to provide fast, accurate and easy-to-use biometric recognition technology with the aim of improving security and checkpoint processing. […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that New York residents will no longer be allowed to participate in any Trusted Traveler Programs, including FAST, NEXUS, and Global Entry. The decision was made in the wake of New York’s incoming Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act (aka the Green Light Law), which prevents […]
US Customs and Border Protection plans to further extend biometric screening to US citizens. The border agency has published a request for a rule change that would make this practice mandatory not only for foreign nationals but for Americans as well, as part of a larger biometric entry-exit system. Such biometric screening will most likely […]
US Customs and Border Protection has further expanded its use of biometric border control technology on land, announcing that facial recognition systems are now in place at three of the 14 pedestrian lanes at the Paso del Norte checkpoint in El Paso. The facial recognition system will be used to process those entering the US, […]
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