Biometrics
Baltimore City Council Votes to Approve Extreme Ban on Facial Recognition
SILVER SPRING, Md. – On June 8, the Baltimore City Council voted 13-2 to approve what would be the most extreme ban by a local jurisdiction on personal and business applications of facial recognition technology. While the Security Industry Association (SIA) supports a related measure introduced in the Council today to establish a task force…
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Baltimore City Council Advances Extreme Ban on Facial Recognition Tech for Personal, Business Use
Proposed Ordinance Would Criminalize Use of Common Consumer Products SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Baltimore City Council’s Public Safety & Government Operations Committee moved on May 26, 2021, to advance a proposal that would ban nearly all applications of facial recognition technology in the city. Prior to the vote, the Security Industry Association (SIA) and…
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Coalition Letter Expressing Concerns With Banning Consumer Use of Facial Recognition
SIA and other associations expressed concerns with a proposal that would ban nearly all applications of facial recognition technology in Baltimore.
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Highlights From SIA’s Identity & Biometrics Kickoff Virtual Coffee With DOD
On May 12, the Security Industry Association‘s (SIA’s) Identity and Biometric Technology Advisory Board (IBTAB) hosted a virtual coffee with industry leaders specializing in producing biometrics and digital identification solutions. The event featured remarks from Col. Senodja “Frank” Sundiata-Walker, project manager, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Biometrics. During her presentation, Sundiata-Walker discussed how her team…
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Biometric Technologies: Fingerprints White Paper
This white paper was designed by SIA member Fingerprints to help device makers, customers, partners and anyone else who needs a better understanding of the biometric world.
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SIA Letter to President and Vice President on Facial Recognition
On March 17, 2021, the Security Industry Association (SIA) provided a letter to the President and Vice President of the United States addressing the importance of biometrics in government and commercial applications – in particular, the use of facial recognition technology. The letter encouraged the administration and Congress to create legislation and policies that would provide a constructive framework for how facial recognition can be used responsibly.
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Identity & Biometrics Virtual Coffee With the U.S. Department of Defense
Coalition Letter Urging Investment in IT Modernization of NIST Face Recognition Vendor Tests
SIA joined the Alliance for Digital Innovation, the Internet Association and the U.S. Chamber Technology Engagement Center in expressing strong support for modernizing the IT infrastructure of the laboratories and facilities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Highlights From SIA’s Identity & Biometrics Kickoff Virtual Luncheon With DHS-CBP
On Feb. 24, the Security Industry Association‘s (SIA’s) newly created Identity and Biometric Technology Advisory Board (IBTAB) hosted a kickoff virtual luncheon with industry leaders specializing in producing biometrics and digital identification solutions. The event featured remarks from Diane J. Sabatino, deputy executive assistant commissioner, Office of Field Operations at U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
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Physical Security Vertical Market Assessment: Health Care
This vertical market report, produced by Omdia exclusively for SIA, assesses the U.S. market for physical security equipment in health care, examining market drivers and barriers for the health care vertical, the role of security technology and biometrics in helping health organizations combat the pandemic and legislation and regulations impacting the health care sector.
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