China’s Cyberspace Administration has unveiled proposed regulations aimed at enhancing the oversight and responsible use of face recognition technology within the country. The draft regulations, titled “Regulations on the Safety […]

The US Congress is signalling dissatisfaction and serious concerns with respect to the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) system.

A new report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General Office offers more details about how US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is using Simplified Arrival at immigration checkpoints. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is emphasizing the need for transparency in government facial recognition programs. To that end, the organization has published a new report that tracks the use […]

A House of Representatives subcommittee is calling for the creation of more comprehensive data protection laws. The Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight specifically argues that the […]

Britain’s Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner is praising the UK government for scrapping a plan that would have moved some police oversight responsibilities to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The […]

ID.me is still attracting scrutiny from lawmakers worried about its contract with the IRS. In January, the tax agency had announced that biometric verification with ID.me would soon be mandatory […]

Two new members have been appointed to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB). The PCLOB was established in the wake of 9/11, to serve as an independent watchdog organization […]

Massachusetts lawmakers are still waiting on a report from a commission that was set up to investigate the state’s use of facial recognition software. The commission was green-lit as a […]

The UK’s new Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner is breaking from his predecessors on the subject of facial recognition. In that regard, Commissioner Fraser Sampson told the Financial Times that […]