Science Oct 08 White House proposes tech ‘bill of rights’ to safeguard against harmful use of biometric data By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
World Sep 07 U.S.-built databases, biometric data a potential tool of the Taliban The nobly stated goal was to promote law and order and government accountability, and to modernize a war-ravaged land. But in the Taliban's lightning seizure of power, most of that digital apparatus fell into the hands of an unreliable ruler. By Frank Bajak, Associated Press
Politics May 07 U.S. drops Trump plan for more biometric data on immigrants U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said the proposed rule submitted for public comment in September would be withdrawn as part of the new administration's goal of reducing "barriers and undue burdens" in the immigration system. By Associated Press
Nation Sep 01 U.S. seeks to collect more personal information of noncitizens The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it would soon propose to expand the collection of personal biological information by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. By Ben Fox, Associated Press
Nation Jul 15 Watch 3:54 Airport face scans raise privacy concerns The Department of Homeland Security is scanning the faces of some passengers on international flights at six airports in an attempt to catch immigrants overstaying their visas. While government officials say they are not keeping biometric data of U.S. citizens,… By PBS News Hour