Biden Reverses Trump Order to Expand DHS’s Biometrics Collection
In a move that is likely to please privacy advocates across the country, the Biden Administration has announced that it has officially rescinded a policy…
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Coast Guard Issues RFI for Biometrics At Sea System Upgrade
Preparations are getting underway for an upgrade to the U.S. Coast Guard’s biometrics system, and the army branch has accordingly issued a request for…
SolarWinds Investigation Leads Microsoft to Another Security Breach Discovery
“An investigation into the SolarWinds attack by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency found that in some cases hackers were able to gain network…
ID.me’s Selfie Onboarding Solution Gets FedRAMP Green Light
ID.me‘s Identity Gateway has received Moderate Authority to Operate (“ATO”) in the FedRAMP program. FedRAMP – or the “Federal Risk and Authorization Management…
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Ban Federal Use of Facial Recognition
A group of Democratic lawmakers – and Independent Senator Bernie Sanders – have reintroduced legislation that would ban the use of facial recognition…
Cameroon Authorities Announce Biometric Passport Plans
According to a recent report from Cameroon Tribune, in a press conference last week, Cameroon’s General Delegation for National Security (DGSN) announced that…
DHS Faces Delays and Rising Costs in Rollout of New HART Database
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is taking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to task for mismanaging the development of its new Homeland…
Canada’s Border Agency to Create Biometric Identity Office
According to a recent report from Canada’s National Observer, the Canadian Borders Services Agency (CBSA) issued a notice of procurement earlier this week that…
Investor Group Calls For Rigorous Due Diligence Policies On Facial Recognition
A group of 50 institutional investors with $4.5 trillion in assets under management (as of December of 2020) is calling for more rigorous human rights and due…
ImageWare Shows Lower Revenues, Improved Bottom Line in Q1 Update
ImageWare has issued its results for the first quarter of its fiscal year, depicting a company in the middle of a transitional phase. Revenues for the quarter…