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…
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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…
TSA tests Idemia’s biometric self-service checkpoint at DCA
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is testing out a contactless facial biometrics self-service checkpoint system from Idemia at Ronald Reagan…
Criminal suspect nabbed at U.S. border with Integrated Biometrics fingerprint scanner
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the capture of a fugitive based on biometric identification with the Kojak…
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…
Leidos strikes traveler biometrics deal worth potential $960M with U.S. border protection
Leidos will provide biometric capture devices and other technology for processing and vetting travelers under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) worth…
2020 Women in Biometrics Awards winners announced
The Security Industry Association (SIA) and SecureIDNews have chosen the winners of the 2020 Women in Biometrics Awards, a program sponsored by Idemia, Biometric Update and…
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)…
