Emerging Tech
New 3-D-Printed Hand Simultaneously Makes Fingerprint Scanners More Secure and Vulnerable
Replicating a whole hand to crack open biometrically sealed vaults is no longer just the stuff movies are made of.
Digital Government
Half of American Adults Are in Police Facial-Recognition Databases
Cities and states are investing in biometric scanning technology, with few laws in place to restrict what they can do with it.
Cybersecurity
DHS warns holdout states on REAL ID deadlines
States are closer to complying with REAL ID, but deadlines are firm, the Department of Homeland Security warned.
Cybersecurity
New Technology Lets You Transmit Passwords Through Your Body
It may sound sci-fi, but the invention is based on present-day tech.
Cybersecurity
Missed deportee fingerprints spark legislation
A new bill would force DHS to digitize all fingerprint records in the wake of an embarrassing oversight report.
Digital Government
Incomplete Fingerprint Records May Have Helped Criminals Gain Citizenship
DHS needs to digitize its fingerprint records, according to a report from the Inspector General's Office.
Ideas
Combating Hackers with Multimodal Biometrics
A recent study found the global biometrics market is projected to become a $21.9 billion industry by 2020.
Modernization
Alibaba Believes the Future of Mobile Payments Lies in the Veins of Our Eyeballs
Chinese companies in particular have much to gain from investing in biometrics for security.
Cybersecurity
IG tells TSA to tighten up transportation ID security
Dockworkers, truckers and others must have government-issued credentials to access secure facilities, but a watchdog says the program for granting those credentials needs to be improved.
Emerging Tech
State Department Closer to Biometric Security Program for Overseas Operations
The system would be used by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security.
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