Advocacy Groups Again Ask CBP to Withdraw Biometrics Expansion Proposal
Technology and immigration advocacy organizations and other researchers are again calling for Customs and Border Protection to put the brakes on the planned expansion of its biometric entry-exit program.
CBP proposed a rule to “advance the legal framework” so that the Homeland Security Department could initiate a full-scale biometric entry-exit program—which at least initially relies on facial recognition technology—by moving beyond pilots and port limitations.
Advocacy groups all opposed the rule, citing privacy concerns, risks of error, and failure to explain how to prevent discrimination in the implementation of the program.
Source: Advocacy Groups Again Ask CBP to Withdraw Biometrics Expansion Proposal – Nextgov
