CBP Brings Biometric Screening to El Paso Border
US Customs and Border Protection has further expanded its use of biometric border control technology on land, announcing that facial recognition systems are…
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DHS and UNHCR are Sharing Biometric Data of Refugees
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been discreetly gathering the biometric information of tens of thousands of refugees, many of whom may never…
Tascent Posts Top Score in DHS Biometric Technology Rally
Tascent’s InSight Face cooperative facial recognition solution has bested its competitors in the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) second annual…
Guam Attains DHS Real ID Compliance with Help From Valid
Thanks to Valid, the Government of Guam has officially met the US Department of Homeland Security’s standards for Real ID Compliance. Guam’s Department of…
US-Japan Biometrics Sharing Agreement Takes Effect
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…
Gemalto to Trial Biometric Boarding with CBP at LAX
Gemalto is going to work with the US Customs and Border Protection agency on a biometric boarding system at Los Angeles International Airport, the company has…
Secret Service Trialing Facial Recognition Security Around White House
The US Secret Service (USSS) has started testing facial recognition security around the White House, scanning passersby via CCTV feeds. For now, the trial…
Money20/20 Kicks Off with Talk on Huge Potential of Self-Sovereign Identity
Money20/20’s “Digital Identity & Biometrics” track kicked off Sunday on an ambitious note, with Purple Tornado’s Heather Vescent introducing attendees to the…
FedID 2018: Government Biometrics and Hurricane Relief
For the better part of this millennium, the US government’s use of biometrics has been largely framed in the context of anti-terrorism. The serious investments…
IDEMIA Celebrates Strong Performance in DHS’s Biometric Technology Rally
“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…