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A two-headed fight for facial recognition

May 1, 2024Cory Harris, Editor

The issue of whether to ban facial recognition technology has reared its ugly head again, and this time, the Security Industry Association (SIA) has an ally to help its cause. SIA joined forces with the International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) – an international trade group that represents the identification technology industry – to compose a letter dated April 15, 2024, encouraging Congress to oppose a provision in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization...

Don Erickson, Federal Av, International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA), Maria Cantwell, Rick Larsen, Robert Tappan, Sam Graves, Security Industry Association (SIA), Ted Cruz, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), United States Congress


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SIA, IBIA urge Congress to reject provision prohibiting TSA use of facial biometrics

April 30, 2024SSN Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA) and International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) have urged Congress to oppose a provision in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill prohibiting the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA’s) use of facial recognition technology. In an April 15, 2024, letter to Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) of the Senate Committee on Commerce Science...

Don Erickson, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA), Maria Cantwell, Rick Larsen, Robert Tappan, Sam Graves, Security Industry Association (SIA), Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation, Ted Cruz, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Congress


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