Biometrics
House Dems seek guardrails for law enforcement’s use of facial recognition
The bill would require agencies to obtain a warrant showing probable cause that an individual has committed “a serious violent felony” before facial recognition can be used.
Login.gov to add facial recognition tech
The General Services Administration is changing its digital identity service to allow users to authenticate themselves by matching against a previously submitted government ID.
DHS biometrics management dinged by watchdogs
“Hundreds of millions of individuals' personally identifiable information” is impacted by the privacy weaknesses, according to the Government Accountability Office.
DHS Unveils Departmentwide Body Camera Policy
The new guidance restricts law enforcement agencies under DHS’s authority from using body-worn cameras “for the sole purpose of recording individuals who are engaged in activity protected by the First Amendment.”
DHS wants software to manage biometrics system requirements
The department is asking for market research on new tools that can help it manage, define and engineer multiple systems requirements across its biometrics identity system.
Labor Dept. Watchdog Urges 'Extreme Caution' on Facial Recognition
Since the start of the pandemic and an upswing in fraudulent claims in the jobless aid systems, the use of facial recognition in identity checks has spread across states, raising OIG concerns about access and privacy.
IRS Plans to Approve Use of Login-dot-gov as Tax Day Nears
The tax agency intends to add Login this filing season—and as early as next week—as the integration is in final rounds of testing.
Lawmakers Intro Bill to Ban Government Use of Facial Recognition
The bill was previously introduced in 2021.
DHS's Biometric Rally Reveals Strong Capabilities Reliant on Camera Configuration
Researchers at the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate explained how camera systems’ capacity for varied skin tones can make or break an accurate biometric reading.
NTIA Announces Request for Comment on Intersection of Data and Civil Rights
The head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration said the agency’s inquiry “will help us analyze the outsized consequences that data practices can have on marginalized communities.”
Air Force Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Automated Base Entrance
Scott Air Force Base is looking for verification and identification algorithms for a facial recognition pilot.
TSA Wants to Automate ID Verification at Checkpoint Security
The agency is testing using facial recognition to verify passengers’ information with the information on record.
GSA to study demographic equity in remote identity tech
The agency plans to test the accuracy of tools like facial recognition software across different demographic groups.
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