SPI 402f: Information Ethics & Policy: Regulating Biometric Technology: Biometrics: Reports and Resources

This website will provides information regarding FBI biometric standards and initiatives.

Provides links and info about the biometric missions of the DoD, DoJ, and other U.S. Government agencies.

Positions on a variety of biometric-related laws, proposed legislation, and cases from EFF.

From Feb 2022

From Jan 2022

From June 2021: "Amnesty International and partners including Access Now, Internet Freedom Foundation, EDRi, Human Rights Watch, and Instituto Brasileiro de Defesa do Consumidor, have joined forces in an open letter that calls for an outright ban on uses of facial recognition and remote biometric recognition technologies that enable mass surveillance and discriminatory targeted surveillance."

"MEI is a non-partisan think tank providing expert policy analysis, educational and professional development services, and a hub for engaging with the region's arts and culture."

This report provides international organizations, policymakers, civil society, technologists, and funders with a deeper background on what we currently know about digital identity and how migrant identity data is situated in the Italian context.