Land crossings remain the missing link in US biometric border system
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the U.S. biometric border is still a work in progress. While biometrics have become routine at…
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‘We’re verifying identity in a way that we haven’t’: Janice Kephart on 25 years after 9/11
Last month marked 25 years since the September 11 attacks, an event that permanently changed air travel, border security and…
Australia, Europe and US move to restrict smart glasses over privacy concerns
Australia’s privacy regulator has opened a formal investigation into the Chinese company behind an app used across a wide range…
KOSA stalls in Senate as age assurance moves into online safety debate
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) has again hit a congressional roadblock, leaving unresolved not only how far online platforms…
US lawmakers revive broader federal biometric surveillance moratorium
A group of Democratic lawmakers has revived legislation that would sharply restrict federal use of facial recognition and other biometric…
Flock’s nationwide surveillance network faces mounting scrutiny
A month of disclosures about police misuse, data-sharing failures, and security weaknesses surrounding Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader (ALPR)…
FBI clears 1.8 million sample DNA backlog as it pushes toward Rapid DNA
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has eliminated a DNA-processing backlog that, at its peak, left about 1.81…
US jails expand continuous biometric monitoring as data rules lag
A growing number of U.S. jails are moving beyond periodic checks of people in custody toward continuous physiological and video-based…
False FRT match prompts lawsuit from Tennessee woman who spent six months in jail
Angela Lipps of Elizabethton, Tennessee has filed a lawsuit against the City of Fargo, North Dakota and Police Detective Lucas…
EU sends US biometric border-sharing deal to Council as deadline looms
The European Commission has sent a finalized U.S.-EU border data-sharing framework to the Council of the European Union for approval…
