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 ...

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 April 2026, Europe will fully transition to biometric borders, marking the end of physical passport stamps. This shift ...

Under the new system, travelers passing through U.S. airports will now have their faces scanned and photographed as part of ...

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 ...

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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.

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 ...

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The legal debate over use of biometric data entered a new forum recently with a lawsuit against Amazon for alleged violations of the New York City privacy statute. Insurers are watching this case, and ...