U.S. Homeland Security to hold biometrics for 259M people by 2022 and seeks new capabilities
The IDENT database held by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will hold biometric data from at least 259…
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Researcher discusses facts related to media narratives about facial recognition ‘bias’
“Biometric performance is nuanced and cannot be reduced to generalizations like ‘bias’,” reads a LinkedIn article by Yevgeniy Sirotin, PhD,…
Department of Justice expands DNA collection to include detained immigrants
The US Department of Justice has proposed amending regulations requiring DNA to be collected from non-U.S. citizens detained at borders…
Kiana Analytics to present remote biometric capability for border crossing at MWC19
California developer Kiana Analytics is working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) to…
WTTC and Sita encourage collaboration for unified biometric travel as systems expand
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) wants to bring the sector together to develop a single biometric identifier for…
High traffic identification tops this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
Progress in Nigeria and in airport biometrics systems make up several of the most popular articles on Biometric Update this…
Finger vein recognition and government programs top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
Less common biometrics like finger vein and hand geometry recognition made more top headlines than usual this week, and governments…
DHS S&T Biometric Technology Rally results suggest face best for fast processing
Four matching systems produced 100 percent true identification rates on the same acquisition system during the Biometric Technology Rally held…
Facial recognition lobbying up 4X in last 6 months as government activity increases
Disclosure forms indicate that lobbying in Washington, D.C. for biometric facial recognition by the travel security industry has increased by…
Rank One facial recognition algorithm scores high accuracy in DHS Biometric Technology Rally
Rank One Computing has announced its biometric facial recognition algorithm scored among the companies with the highest overall accuracy among…
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