CBP biometric pilot data breached from Perceptics winds up on dark web
The report from the U.S. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on last year’s breach of biometric data from a pilot…
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CBP biometrics website aims to demystify face matching service
Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations has launched a new website on its Biometric Entry/Exit program to provide the…
Airport biometrics update: NEC collaborates with Japan Airlines, Vision-Box in Dubai, biometric entry at LAX
A series of new deployments of airport biometrics have been announced, including technologies from NEC and Vision-Box. Collins Aerospace, meanwhile,…
Facial recognition audit shows U.S. Customs has some privacy and notification work to do
A government performance audit looking into the use of biometric facial recognition by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency…
EU pilots biometric solutions for smart entry-exit system to protect land border crossings
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is planning to test biometrics and other technologies for its smart entry-exit…
Biometrics companies and financial services continue contactless courtship
Biometrics and digital ID solutions for safe work and financial transactions continue to be launched, and increasingly rolled out, as…
U.S. Homeland Security biometrics leaders discuss public engagement, privacy and legislation
The use of facial biometrics in public spaces for law enforcement is completely different from its use to automate an…
Role of biometrics for safe travel reopening examined by IBIA Executive Director
Biometrics will play a critical role in the redesign and future success of the aviation industry, but expanded outreach education…
Role of biometrics in air travel recovery discussed by CBP and Thales execs in new IBIA podcast
Executives from government and the private sector discuss how U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) biometric partnerships can help to…
ACLU sues U.S. government agencies for records on facial biometrics deployments and plans
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, accusing Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
