DHS finalizes rule expanding biometric entry/exit to foreign visitors
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued its final rule mandating facial recognition scans for virtually all non-U.S. citizens…
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CBP expands mobile facial recognition to local police through new app
On Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) quietly rolled out a new mobile face-scanning app called Mobile Identify for…
DHS expands biometric entry-exit, CBP to photograph all noncitizens at US borders
When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its final rule last week expanding the use of biometrics at the…
CLEAR+ enrollment opens US biometric lanes to passengers from 40 more countries
Clear Secure, Inc. announced a sweeping expansion of its premium identity service, Clear+, opening enrollment to passport holders from 40…
CBP biometric exit blurs lines between convenience and surveillance
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) biometric exit program has matured into a hybrid system that pairs airline-installed cameras at…
San Diego’s SITA upgrade, iProov stats underline US seamless travel ambitions
The U.S. Biometric Exit program graduated from a pilot program to production earlier this month with a revision to Customs…
TSA ushers in automated security checkpoints with Clear biometric gate partnership
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is moving aggressively to redefine how passengers move through airports with the launch of its…
Touchless ID pilot gains momentum as TSA eyes private screening model
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is moving to fuse its touchless identity experiments with a broader shift toward privatized, technology-heavy…
Clash over TSA biometric expansion heats up as privacy bill derailed in senate
In the wake of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s abrupt decision to squash consideration of the Traveler…
Report calls for halt to TSA’s ‘facial recognition experiment’
While industry stakeholders push to make biometrics the preferred option for global travel, digital rights groups are asking whether travelers…
