DOD intends to connect biometric ID system to IMESA by year’s end
The US Department of Defense (DOD) told the Government Accountability Office (GAO) it intends to have its Identity Matching Engine…
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Facial recognition lobbying up 4X in last 6 months as government activity increases
Disclosure forms indicate that lobbying in Washington, D.C. for biometric facial recognition by the travel security industry has increased by…
ICE, DHS S&T seek biometric monitoring tech for detainees at federal facilities
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) respectively are…
London and Atlanta join Chinese cities among those with most public surveillance cameras
The cities with the most surveillance cameras in the word per capita are all in China, except for London and…
U.S. DISA develops prototype multi-biometric smartphone for “Assured Identity”
The U.S. military has developed a prototype smartphone embedded with the capabilities to measure numerous biometrics and contextual traits under…
U.S. military developing system with wearable and biometrics for mobile network access
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC), subordinate agency of Army Futures Command (AFC), is developing a multifactor system…
More suits allege illegal biometrics collection under BIPA as states consider action
A series of new lawsuits have been filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and the clarification of the…
CBP publishes draft tender for facial recognition services for Biometric Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking a vendor to help upgrade its system to process all passenger applications…
Police app, robot cops and schools get facial biometrics, while NYC considers surveillance transparency
South Wales Police are planning to trial a smartphone app with biometric facial recognition from NEC with 50 officers to…
U.S. Real ID driver’s license implementations face problems ahead of October 2020 launch
The implementation of the U.S. government’s Real ID system, which is supposed to grant holders of the secure driver’s licenses…
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