Changes to King County proposal to fund biometrics causes controversy
Voters in King County, Washington are voting on a proposition to renew a property tax as part of the primary…
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Delta’s biometric boarding pilot lands in Detroit
Delta and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are launching an optional biometrics-based boarding test this month at Detroit Metropolitan Airport…
London police expect to run more facial recognition trials this year
London Metropolitan Police are planning to run more trials of automated facial recognition technology this year, though are not expecting…
Orlando ends pilot of Amazon Rekognition facial recognition software
The city of Orlando and and the Orlando Police Department announced yesterday in a joint statement that the police pilot…
DHS OIG auditing CBP’s biometric air exit system and overstay data reliability
Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) efforts to develop and implement a biometric exit capability is being investigated by the Department…
End-to-end biometrics trial at Gatwick being run in partnership with easyJet
Gatwick Airport announced that its trial of end-to-end biometrics is being run in partnership with easyJet, the airport’s biggest airline….
U.S. Army deploys contactless multi-modal access control system to Iraq
U.S. armed forces in Iraq have deployed a contactless fingerprint, facial, and iris recognition access control system to an undisclosed…
CBP to test facial recognition on passengers in moving vehicles
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency will run a pilot program as early as this summer to use…
DFW named innovation site airport, will work with TSA to improve aviation security
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has been designated an official Innovation Task Force site by the TSA. The Innovation…
TSA trials new facial recognition system at LAX to leverage digital travel documents
The Transportation Security Administration has begun a three-week trial of almost real-time facial recognition technology at Los Angeles International Airport,…
