TSA deploys new credential authentication tech for checkpoint screening
A Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) system first piloted at Boston Logan Airport during the past year is now being rolled…
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TSA’s ‘Biometric Roadmap’ may need more funding under new law, former deputy administrator says
While the Transportation Security Administration [TSA] Modernization Act “will guide our efforts to modernize aviation passenger identity verification over the…
TSA unveils its ‘biometrics roadmap’ in wake of legislation requiring more scrutiny
Coming on the heels of the Transportation Security Administration [TSA] Modernization Act — the first ever reauthorization of TSA since…
Legislation puts more scrutiny and analysis on TSA’s expanding use of biometrics
Evaluation of the efficacy, privacy issues, and expanded use of biometrics by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) comprises a not…
EFF says TSA facial recognition proposal part of dangerous overreach
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has issued a “call to action” over a proposal by the U.S. Transportation Safety Authority…
DHS, TSA testing touch-free fingerprint scanners
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has partnered with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to…
EPIC urges TSA to consider other options to expanding biometric identifiers for Pre-check
Privacy rights organization Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) urged the Transportation Security Administration to consider other options for expanding the…
TSA piloting biometric border control technology at Atlanta, Denver airports
The Transportation Security Administration announced on Instagram that it will launch a pilot program this week for new biometric checkpoint…
TSA’s five year strategy plan includes more biometrics
The Transportation Security Administration has released an aggressive five-year strategy that includes a potential expansion of the use of biometrics,…
IBIA says PreCheck travel program should rely on biometrics, not biographical data
The International Biometrics & Identification Association (IBIA) has spoken out against the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) decision to exclusively use…
