Sen. Booker latest to propose regulating government’s use of biometrics
The use of facial recognition in public housing funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would…
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US federal agencies sued for facial recognition deployment info as UK Commissioner calls for police use rules
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit to obtain records relating to their use of biometric facial recognition…
USSOCOM set to test, evaluate commercial next generation biometrics
The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) earlier this month issued a Request for Information (RFI) “to gain knowledge of potential…
Insider perspectives and government engagement top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
Insider perspectives on biometric security, and airport and event applications were the top theme of the week for the most…
U.S. Congressional rep calls for biometrics regulation as universal online identification considered
The U.S. Congressional representative for Silicon Valley is calling on the federal government to quickly work towards legislation to control…
Department of Justice expands DNA collection to include detained immigrants
The US Department of Justice has proposed amending regulations requiring DNA to be collected from non-U.S. citizens detained at borders…
Thousands of cameras from banned companies operating in U.S. facilities as Entity List fallout continues
There are currently more than 2,700 cameras from companies banned from U.S. government contracts are still in operation at military…
Megvii pushes ahead with IPO plans as biometrics market grapples with ban fallout
The potential blockbuster initial public offering of biometric facial recognition unicorn Megvii is still being planned for early November, despite…
DISA seeks white papers on secure identity management across Department of Defense
The U.S. Military’s Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has posted a request for white papers on “Identity, Credential, and Access…
Taiwan to investigate biometrics company Megvii following U.S. blacklisting
After Chinese biometrics company Megvii was blacklisted by the U.S. government last week, Taiwan Economics Minister Sheng Jong-chin announced at…
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