The Transportation Security Administration wants to update the way it uses and shares biometric data from Trusted Traveler ...

The Department of Homeland Security is considering updates to how it verifies identity and conducts security threat ...

Federal agencies are increasingly relying on facial recognition to verify the identities of U.S. and non-U.S. citizens, with ...

Erie County legislators Lawrence Dupre (D) and Lindsay Lorigo (R) have proposed a law that would require entities to inform the public if biometric data is being collected.

The results are in. And as it turns out, despite the naysayers, Americans are happy about the use of biometric security measures at airports. The U.S. Travel Association, in conjunction with Ipsos, ...

Fingerprints are a reliable source of biometric authentication, but the technology is out of reach for many. Touchless fingerprint biometrics could democratize access to better identity security. The ...

Although it wasn't called biometrics at the time, a rudimentary form of the technology emerged in 1901 when Scotland Yard adopted fingerprint classification to identify criminal suspects. The ...

Grocery chain Wegmans came under fire earlier this month after signage at its New York City stores revealed it was collecting ...

Enter at your own risk. New signs unveiled at some Wegmans across the Big Apple are warning customers that personally-identifying biometric data, such as facial recognition scans, is being stored ...