ICE facial biometrics use boosts investigative capabilities but privacy assessment shows risks remain
The use of biometric facial recognition from third parties by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has “exponentially” improved the…
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U.S. senators want to know how secure data from Clear coronavirus app is
A pair of U.S. senators feel biometrics services firm Secure Identity LLC is not living up to its better known…
Secure Technology Alliance rolls out online resource to promote mDL adoption in U.S.
Secure Technology Alliance has introduced an online educational resource to promote the adoption of mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) to provide…
Chinese government and biometrics suppliers respond to U.S. Entity List expansion
State publication China Daily reports expert opinion that the addition of 33 new companies, including five biometrics providers, to the U.S….
U.S. Air Force, DISA use biometric tech to achieve secure mobility
The U.S. Air Force has partnered with DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency) to test phone and tablet cases that leverage…
Biometrics providers among Chinese companies added to U.S. Entity List for rights abuses
Biometrics firms are again prominent among new companies based in China added to the U.S. Government’s Entity List, restricting their…
Privacy policymaking might as well be in quarantine
If COVID-19 deaths have not prompted a unified approach to infection control in the United States, it might be foolhardy…
Amazon launches low-key campaign to derail Portland face-scanning law
Independent news reporting indicates that Amazon is spending money to defeat proposed Portland, Oregon legislation that would ban all use…
Dermalog biometrics support Philippines drivers’ portal as government digital identity systems evolve
The new portal of the Philippines’ Land Transfer Office supported by biometrics from Dermalog has been launched to allow people to…
Report outlines biometric tools used to solve federal crimes
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has issued the first in a pair of reports sketching the digital forensic tools, including…
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