Social-justice groups want AWS out of US’ massive biometric data project
Dozens of international domestic rights organizations are asking Amazon executives to reverse their decision to host a massive U.S. government…
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DHS is going bigger with its next face biometrics rally
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security opened industry applications for its 2022 Biometric Technology Rally. The department’s Science and Technology…
TSA administrator makes an abbreviated case for more money for biometrics
‘Tis the season for U.S. federal bureaucrats to extoll recent accomplishments and ask Congress on bended knee for only enough…
SIA unveils award winners for Women in Biometrics, other distinctions
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced winners of its 2022 Awards in three different categories, which include the Women…
DHS Biometric Rally 2021 results show accuracy gains, but masks and equality still challenges for some
Three quarters of the errors encountered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) in its…
DHS discusses difficulties of implementing mDLs
The U.S. Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has published an article about the difficulties connected with the correct implementation of…
NCJTC and Biometrica partner on facial recognition training for law enforcement
The National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) of Fox Valley Technical College has entered a new collaboration on instruction for…
Biden wants more immigration face biometrics, others in party want much less
Too little transparency and accountability for a U.S. face biometric check-in program for immigrants has some Democrats upset with the…
US gov’t calls for biometrics tech for first responders; Army building data trunk line
U.S. Homeland Security officials want to hear about biometric technologies for urban first responders. The department’s Science and Technology Directorate…
DHS seeks biometric investments for border security; addresses privacy concerns
The Department of Homeland Security announced a call for innovators in the biometrics field to aid in its objective of…
