FTC considers looking into commercial use of online biometric surveillance
Almost all discussion in the United States about facial recognition systems centers on government use and, more pointedly, on police…
U.S. Government
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US biometric kiosks grow from airports to GSA credentialling
As the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency moves more “touchless, receiptless” travel kiosks at airports, the Government Services Administration…
ID federation and continuous authentication schemes have their fans and challenges
A panel discussion aimed at U.S. federal agencies regarding digital ID and authentication management this week took looks at federation…
Portable health record created for US Border Patrol. Can it work for everyone else?
When officials with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency recently discussed their new portable health records system used for…
A sketchy assessment of US border facial recognition systems
This week, and not for the first time, privacy advocates tried to convince the U.S. government that it should not…
Somehow unsure your gov’t agency needs ID verification? New tool might convince you
An obscure financial management program for U.S. federal agencies has created a digital tool to convince government officials to use…
Who’s watching the US DOJ’s use of facial recognition? Hint, the ACLU plays a part
Law enforcement agencies in several U.S. jurisdictions have engaged with the ACLU to formulate their policies for facial recognition use….
Little love for how HART continues to lumber along behind locked doors
The U.S. committee responsible for appropriating government money is “disappointed” that the Department of Homeland Security did not get an…
Award for biometrics under tortuous conditions goes to West Virginia researcher
The U.S. government has awarded a $1.1 million contract to develop biometric facial biometrics systems capable of being accurate over…
FTC fires a shot across the bow of anyone wanting to sell personal reproductive data
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says it will go after any business that illegally monitor or handle information related to…
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