Officer

Iris Recognition Delivers a Positive ID for Law Enforcement

In September of 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) implemented the Next Generation Identification (NGI) Iris Service, which provides the ability to capture, catalog and rapidly compare ...
Government Technology

Where Next for Real ID, Facial Recognition and Airport Security?

On Sept. 12, 2014, this announcement appeared on the Transportation Security Administration’s website: “The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that ...
Officer

Iris Recognition Technology from Iris ID Allows Law Enforcement to Verify Identities with Up To 99% Accuracy

Cranbury, NJ (February 7, 2023) – Iris ID, the global leader in iris recognition technology for 25 years, is pleased to report growing adoption of its iris recognition technologies amongst the ...
Gizmodo

ID.me Says It Will Make Facial Recognition Optional for Government Agencies

The major reversal comes one day after the IRS ended its use of ID.me's facial recognition service and amidst an outpouring of public pushback. Reading time 3 minutes In a major turn of events, ...
CNN

House lawmakers voice ‘serious concerns’ about facial recognition used by contractor ID.me

Two top House lawmakers on Thursday began probing ID.me, a company that uses facial recognition technology to verify identities for many state and federal agencies, into the “efficacy, privacy and ...
Slate

Why the Prospect of the IRS Using Facial Recognition Is So Alarming

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is planning to require citizens to create accounts with a private facial recognition company in order to file taxes online. The IRS is joining a growing number of ...