Demographic Variation in the Performance of Biometric Systems
Since 2014, DHS S&T has performed scenario testing of biometric systems, to measure their performance across diverse demographic groups.
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News Release: DHS Announces Results of 2020 Privacy Technology Demonstration
DHS S&T hosted a first-of-its-kind event to understand the product landscape of technologies that can assist in protecting the privacy of individuals appearing in photos and videos.
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CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2006
Recommendations to USCIS and their response for the year 2006.
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News Release: DHS S&T Calls for Submissions to Biometric Tech Rally
DHS S&T invites biometric technology developers to apply to participate in the 2021 Biometric Technology Rally.
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ST Biometric Technology Rally
This paper provides a better understanding of how biometric systems work in- high-throughput, public environments like airports and border crossings. Biometric systems include both face acquisition systems (i.e., cameras) and face recognition algorithms. This report measured the performance of 10 commercial face acquisition systems and 8 face recognition algorithms on 430 diverse people in an operationally relevant scenario test, simulating an airport biometric checkpoint.
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S&T Biometric Technology Center Factsheet
The Biometric and Identity Technology Center focuses on methods, tools, and technologies to recognize individuals and protect sensitive personal information through advanced biometrics and other capabilities.
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News Release: Airport Screening While Wearing Masks Test
A controlled scenario test by DHS S&T shows promising results for facial recognition technologies to accurately identify individuals wearing protective face masks.
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Privacy Technology Demonstration
Video technologies can enhance public safety and security, however there are legitimate concerns that these surveillance capabilities could be misused to recognize and track individuals. DHS is engaging industry to develop and evaluate capabilities to address public concerns and still enable public safety organizations to safeguard our homeland.
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Privacy Information
Privacy is an integral part of the Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), formerly US-VISIT, and it is essential to the program mission. OBIM takes privacy into account from conception through planning and development, and during the execution of every aspect of the OBIM program.
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Biometrics and Identity Services
The Office of Biometric Identity Management's (OBIM) use of biometrics is helping to make travel simple and convenient for legitimate visitors, while supporting operations to counter those who wish to do harm or violate U.S. laws.