A new DHS regulatory proposal would allow CBP and ICE to collect biometrics from children under the age of 14.

Over the past year, biometrics has become a predominant part of the everyday world. Biometrics, the automated recognition of individuals based on biological and behavioral characteristics, are in play ...

On November 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a proposed rule to expand the scope, collection, and use of ...

MITRE’s Center for Data-Driven Policy recommended the White House redefine biometrics as it develops an Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights, in a request for information response submitted last ...

While States like Illinois, Texas, and Washington focused on opt-in consent; the FTC is focused on clear and conspicuous disclosures and accounting and planning for foreseeable harms related to the ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Modern biometrics have been around for decades, but thanks to the rapid evolution of ...

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DHS rule would expand biometric collection to immigrants and some citizens linked to them If you're filing an immigration form - or helping someone who is - the Feds may soon want to look in your eyes ...

In 2007, the United States military began using a small, handheld device to collect and match the iris, fingerprint and facial scans of over 1.5 million Afghans against a database of biometric data.

Rep Aaron Bean, R-F.L. sitting with a sign behind him with false identification log in attempts with the title "The Swindler Barbie" photo courtesy of Caroline Nihill. As the federal government tries ...

WASHINGTON — As seen on TV, a crime scene investigator pulls a partial fingerprint off the shrapnel of a homemade explosive device and rushes it to his office. From there, it is handed off to the ...