DHS finalizes rule expanding biometric entry/exit to foreign visitors
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued its final rule mandating facial recognition scans for virtually all non-U.S. citizens…
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TSA’s new identity verification fee signals major shift in post–REAL ID enforcement
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has quietly taken a consequential step in how it will handle travelers who show up…
DHS expands biometric entry-exit, CBP to photograph all noncitizens at US borders
When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its final rule last week expanding the use of biometrics at the…
CBP biometric exit blurs lines between convenience and surveillance
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) biometric exit program has matured into a hybrid system that pairs airline-installed cameras at…
New CBP rule paves the way for nationwide biometric exit system
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has taken a decisive step toward making facial recognition a standard part of leaving…
DHS’s biometric programs hampered by shifting priorities and budget shortfalls
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been at the forefront of deploying biometric systems for national security, immigration,…
Biometrics regulation under Trump likely to minimize federal overreach
With former President Donald Trump soon to return to the White House for a second term, and Republicans in control…
DHS reinterprets foreign worker fees to fund biometric border system
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed a way to fund its Customs and Border Protection Agency’s Biometric Entry-Exit…
US feds say right words about updating biometrics policy, but might just be talk
The U.S. Homeland Security Department has agreed with four biometrics-related recommendations made by an inspector general. The inspector general’s advice…
San Francisco, Cancún now direct travelers through face biometrics checks
Vacationers traveling in North America by ship and plane are seeing more biometric verification at ports of entry. Princess Cruises…
