Shiny skin ruining face biometric data? DHS researchers develop fix
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have developed a way to correct for how much lights reflects off…
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DHS suggests face biometrics bias reduction method, quantifies demographic effects
Removing facial features associated with race and gender can make face biometric algorithms less likely to confuse people with others…
DHS finds masks cause jump in face biometrics errors for some races
A third of the facial recognition systems tested by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security showed accuracy rates meeting a…
Dignari awarded $99M deal by DHS for biometrics and security capabilities
Woman-owned security firm Dignari has been selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide identity, credential, and…
DHS wants AI forces working more as a department-wide team
The U.S. government has published three strategic security goals for artificial intelligence and machine learning — both defending against them…
TSA plans for airport biometrics, mDLs hinted at in DHS webinar
America appears to be moving steadily towards allowing travelers to perform biometric checks with their smartphones with mobile driver’s licenses…
Simprints, Xator, Idemia, DHS USCIS, Phonexia announce new talent
The last week has been an eventful one for biometrics companies, with a number of them hiring new talent. Simprints…
DHS biometric privacy test of face-obscuring AI is more of a pop quiz
Perhaps noting the visibility that the U.S. federal agency NIST has gotten with its public AI-bias evaluations, Homeland Security’s Science…
DHS is failing in risk management for new biometric ID system — report
It is hard to imagine an information system — a biometric identity management system, no less — that has been…
DHS 2021 Biometric Technology Rally to focus on identifying masked travellers
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is calling for submissions to participate in its 2021 Biometric Technology Rally at the…
