The Department of Homeland Security is considering updates to how it verifies identity and conducts security threat ...

From December 26, mandatory biometric checking of all non-US citizens, including Green Card holders, at border points comes into effect. This means their photographs would be taken by US Customs and ...

The Department of Homeland Security is being chided by oversight officials for its management and privacy practices around the use of biometrics like facial recognition. The department’s Office of the ...

Biometric ID and boarding, which use facial recognition technology, are becoming increasingly common at airports. The technology can speed up security and boarding processes, but there are data ...

Government officials seeking to reinforce building and facility security are taking a closer look at biometrics. The technology employs physical characteristics such as a fingerprint or an iris scan ...