Digital Government
Snapchat Is the Latest Tech Company to Be Sued for Mapping Faces
The popular messaging app says it doesn’t gather biometric information.
Digital Government
An App Could Soon Tell Airport Agents if Travelers Might be Lying
Customs and Border Protection wants startups' help updating the airport process.
Digital Government
House Committee OKs Bill Letting the FBI Use Rapid DNA Profiling
The idea behind the technology is to swiftly clear innocents, detain criminals and free up technicians to clear rape kit backlogs, among other things, say Judiciary Committee members who advanced the bill.
Cybersecurity
DHS Readies Biometric ID Contract to Track Foreigners Who Stay Too Long
The Homeland Security Department is asking industry how to go about contracting out the activation of the long-overdue system.
Cybersecurity
IARPA Wants To Stop You From Spoofing Facial Scans and Fingerprints
The intelligence community's R&D group wants technology that can detect attempts to evade biometric collection.
Cybersecurity
GAO wants more privacy protections for facial recognition data
GAO said the FBI should take a careful look at the privacy issues involved with facial recognition technology and the hundreds of millions of images the bureau can access.
Cybersecurity
Sen. Sessions wants fingerprints for visitors entering and exiting the U.S.
Biometric identity data for a visa entry and exit system should boil down to fingerprints, says the chairman of a Senate immigration subcommittee.
Cybersecurity
DOD IT is killing CACs
Pentagon CIO Terry Halvorsen plans to eliminate Common Access Cards from IT systems within two years, while moving to a mix of better authentication methods.
Cybersecurity
CBP tests facial recognition tech at major U.S. airport
Customs and Border Protection takes another step towards a biometric exit system for air travelers.
Emerging Tech
Privacy Groups -- and Uber -- Challenge FBI’s Attempt to Bypass Privacy Act
Under a proposed exemption, people whose information was stored in FBI’s massive biometric database would not be permitted to know.
Cybersecurity
Google Plans to Kill Passwords With This Tech, but Scandinavia Is Way Ahead of It
Norwegian and Swedish banking customers use it for everyday transactions from logging in to bank accounts to filing taxes.
Digital Government
How Russia's New Facial Recognition App Could End Anonymity
The power to identify total strangers on the street is the advertising pitch for a new wave of startups hoping to capitalize on rapidly advancing facial recognition technology. But in Russia, it’s already a reality.
Cybersecurity
Embracing agile at the border
DHS components are discovering that transformation is best tackled one step at a time.
Cybersecurity
NIST looks to transform federal authentication
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is planning "transformational" changes to its technical guidelines for digital authentication.
Emerging Tech
FBI Wants to Exempt Its Massive Biometric Database from Some Federal Privacy Rules
The database could include more than 52 million facial photos.
Digital Government
DHS to Tap Silicon Valley for Doggie Fitbits, Facial Recognition Tech
It’s the latest DHS effort to draw new brainpower and technology.
Cybersecurity
GSA seeks smart card-as-a-service
The General Services Administration is looking for a solution that provides HSPD-12-compliant, governmentwide, contractor-managed services for the USAccess Program.
Cybersecurity
'Hey Siri, Call in an Airstrike': Army Seeks to Outfit Soldiers With Voice-Controlled Gear
To ensure cybersecurity and national security do not become mutually exclusive, the Army is testing various biometric identification methods that can withstand battle terrain.
Cybersecurity
DHS information network gets new authentication tech
DHS has implemented backend authentication for users of the Homeland Security Information Network.
Digital Government
Facial-Recognition Software Might Have a Racial Bias Problem
Depending on how algorithms are trained, they could be significantly more accurate when identifying white faces than African American ones.
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