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US-Japan Biometrics Sharing Agreement Takes Effect

January 28, 2019

An agreement to facilitate the sharing of biometric data between police authorities in Japan and the US has taken effect, The Japan Times reports. The deal concerns Japan’s National Policy […]

Secret Service Trialing Facial Recognition Security Around White House

December 5, 2018

The US Secret Service (USSS) has started testing facial recognition security around the White House, scanning passersby via CCTV feeds. For now, the trial relies upon USSS volunteers, whose faces […]

Government Biometrics Month: How the Government is Pushing the State of the Art in Biometrics

September 20, 2018

Biometric technology has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years, and most of the credit tends to go to the private sector. Rightly so: One needs only to look […]

IDEMIA Celebrates Strong Performance in DHS’s Biometric Technology Rally

September 10, 2018

“As IDEMIA explains, only five of the 11 companies that participated in the Rally put forward dual, rather than unimodal, systems; and OneLook was one of the top performers, attaining […]

DHS, FBI, Facebook, and Microsoft Collaborate to Fight Election Hacking

August 27, 2018

The Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Facebook, and Microsoft together made unlikely partners in a recent joint briefing to the National Association of Secretaries of State […]

Privacy Impact Assessment Details Phase II of DHS’s Biometric Border Screening Program

August 17, 2018

The Department of Homeland Security has issued its Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for the second phase of the Traveler Verification Service (TVS), the biometric border screening program being developed by […]

Study Highlights Emotional Impact of Identity Theft

August 14, 2018

People don’t like having their identities stolen. That’s the key takeaway from new research from the University of Texas at Austin Center for Identity. The academic institution’s newly published “2018 […]

House Bill Aims to Formalize Biometric Intelligence Sharing with US Allies

July 27, 2018

A new piece of legislation aimed at facilitating the sharing of biometric intelligence on foreigners posing a potential security threat to the US has passed through the House Homeland Security […]

Herta Celebrates Strong Showing in DHS’s Biometric Rally

July 26, 2018

Barcelona-based facial recognition specialist Herta is celebrating its performance in the US Department of Homeland Security’s recent Biometric Technology Rally. The company says it was among the top three performers […]

DHS’s Biometric Rally a Success for Gemalto – and for DHS

June 13, 2018

The results of the Department of Homeland Security’s first Biometric Technology Rally are out, and Gemalto is celebrating a strong showing. Organized by the DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), […]

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