An employee scans the eyes of a woman for biometric data needed to apply for a passport, at the passport office in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2021. Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent ...

On Friday, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke of New York’s 9th Congressional District galvanized bipartisan concern about the ...

Apple has been using your face data for security for seven years. You likely use your fingerprint to unlock at least a few of your devices. Win an iPhone 16 Pro with Apple Intelligence ($999 value).

Russian authorities have assigned “state system” status to the country’s uniform biometric database (UBS). The system aims to confirm identity in online banking and primarily consisted of bank clients ...

Biometric data has become one of the most relied-upon security tools across industries, devices and networks. Our fingerprint or face opens our phones and computers, and even our voices can be used as ...

Imagine walking up to airport security, glancing at a camera, and the gate opens. No fumbling for your passport, no boarding pass to lose, no ID check that requires you to dig through your bag while ...

The Washington state House passed a bill 81-17 this week that would forbid businesses from obtaining or selling biometric information from individuals without their consent. The bill now goes to the ...

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.

Congressional members requested guardrails, transparency and oversight in a letter to the secretary of Homeland Security and ...

It's true Oura partners with Palantir Technologies, a software company that serves the U.S. government. But some claims about ...

The regulator will oversee the development and implementation of the country’s incoming age verification and online safety law.