New ICE mobile app pushes biometric policing onto American streets
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has quietly deployed a new surveillance tool in its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)…
Articles By Anthony Kimery
Anthony Kimery is the former Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Homeland Security Today. He managed the magazine, daily online news operations and wrote the award-winning "Kimery Report," which covered a broad spectrum of HS-related issues, from public health preparedness to intelligence collection. He has 30-plus years of broad institutional knowledge and expertise in homeland/national security matters and issues as an editor, analyst, and consultant. He also serves as Advisory Board Member of Mississippi College’s Center for Counterterrorism Studies.
Virginia police dept. launches facial recognition program under strict oversight
In a move that places it at the forefront of biometric policing in Virginia, the Bristol Virginia Police Department has…
Biometric tools shift from control to resistance
In the accelerating age of facial recognition technology (FRT), a growing counter-surveillance movement is flipping the script on who gets…
Wrongful arrest in US linked to facial recognition error leads to $200K settlement
Jefferson Parish Louisiana Sheriff Joe Lopinto’s office has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought…
Texas charts independent path on AI regulation; awaits governor’s okay
The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA) passed by the Texas legislature and awaiting Governor Greg Abbott’s signature would…
UK regulator fines 23andMe over massive genetic data breach
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined U.S.-based 23andMe £2.31 million for serious security failures that resulted in a…
Stop ghost students stealing college financial aid with biometric liveness
The Associated Press recently documented a vast and fast-growing fraud on the U.S. education system in which scammers use AI…
New Orleans debates real-time facial recognition legislation
New Orleans has emerged as a flashpoint in debates over real-time facial recognition technology. The city’s leaders are weighing a landmark…
DHS, private sector pushes wireless biometric sensing capabilities forward
Two distinct advances in non-invasive biometric surveillance are now converging to form a powerful trend that is redefining the landscape…
GAO finds major gaps in IRS biometric ID verification program oversight
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit found the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has not exercised sufficient oversight of its…
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