DHS privacy assessment reveals scope of Secret Service HELIX surveillance system
The U.S. Secret Service has transformed an older White House camera network into a searchable surveillance platform that combines facial…
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DHS looks to consolidate aging biometric examination tools
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is exploring the acquisition of a multimodal examination platform that would allow government biometric…
Audit finds maritime TWIC program weakened by inspection, card reader gaps
The U.S. federal program intended to keep people who have not passed required security vetting out of secure ports and…
DHS accused of tracking immigration observers and retaliating through Global Entry
A federal lawsuit accuses the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of collecting the faces, license plates, and identities of people…
ICE relies on covert browsing infrastructure to monitor online activity
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has built a covert browsing capability that allows investigators to monitor social media, online communities…
ROC Watch gets new liability protections with DHS DT&E designation
ROC continues to cement its position in the U.S. biometrics market for defense and law enforcement, with the announcement that…
US, CARICOM establish regional biometric data-sharing partnership
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) regional security agency, Implementation Agency for Crime and Security…
ICE biometrics underpin broader surveillance network, report argues
A coalition of privacy and civil liberties organizations says that biometric systems deployed by ICE and CBP have evolved from…
Congress opens $69.5 billion pipeline for border tech, biometric expansion
Congress has approved nearly $70 billion in new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding through 2029, creating a major new…
The US counter-cartel fight is becoming an identity intelligence war
The creation of the Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel (JIATF-CC) under the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) marks more than another…
