US Customs and Border Protection’s ‘Simplified Arrival’ biometric border screening system is now up and running at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The program is geared specifically toward the […]

The Simplified Arrival system has made its way to another US airport. The contactless screening program is now available to passengers arriving at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in […]

Government and payments are the two big sectors in this week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ top stories. In the realm of government biometrics, IDEMIA got some attention this week with its […]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a comment with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to express its opposition to policy changes that would dramatically expand DHS’s ability to […]

Multinational information technology provider SITA has released a new Positioning Paper that details how it plans to address future changes to the European Union Schengen Zone border controls, planned for […]

A group of prominent senators have issued an open letter urging the Department of Homeland Security to back away from its plans to escalate the collection of biometric data of […]

IDEMIA has unveiled a new biometric kiosk that will be used to screen third-party nationals at European borders. The self-service TravelKiosk EES will allow countries in the Schengen Area to […]

The Simplified Arrival system helped US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents catch an imposter trying to enter the country at Washington Dulles International Airport. The man in question was […]

The Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) is asking the Canadian government to suspend the use of facial recognition at the country’s borders to give legislators an […]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging people to weigh in on a new policy proposal that would give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sweeping powers to gather the […]