USSOCOM set to test, evaluate commercial next generation biometrics
The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) earlier this month issued a Request for Information (RFI) “to gain knowledge of potential…
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Insider perspectives and government engagement top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
Insider perspectives on biometric security, and airport and event applications were the top theme of the week for the most…
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…
NYPD accused of violating best practices and law with DNA and facial biometrics databases
The NYPD is building a biometric DNA database without informing people of their inclusion, and is allegedly adding mugshots which…
China ramps up nationwide biometric data collection
China has started collecting citizen’s DNA to allegedly build a male DNA database, a biometric collection scheme that human rights…
Facial recognition for travel and onboarding top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
Stories on biometrics use cases from flight boarding to onboarding, and surveillance to aid delivery made up the most-read news…
Researchers develop new technique for matching DNA to faces
A team of Belgian and American researchers have developed an algorithm that matches DNA to potentially-matching facial images, which they…
Thermo Fisher and American genetics expert awaken to misuse of DNA technology by China
Yale University geneticist Dr. Kenneth Kidd, who along with Thermo Fisher Scientific provided China’s government with the materials it needed…
Advocacy groups warn Democrats’ proposal would increase border biometrics
Facial recognition, DNA collection, and other biometric systems are not needed at the U.S. Southern border and should be opposed…
Home DNA test company courts controversy with FBI partnership
Home gene testing company Family Tree DNA is working with the FBI and providing access to its genealogy database for…
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