RegardingID Archive | US-VISIT program problems persist at border crossings

Monday, November 12, 2007

The U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Techology (US-VISIT) program is under scrutiny from the Government Accountability Office after problems were found with the technology at crossings along the Canadian and Mexican borders this past summer. Problems ranged from security risks with personal information to loose access control to rising costs. U.S. border officials have said they’re upgrading their networks, workstations and systems to address the problems. The agency also is to begin a pilot program later this month at 10 of the country’s largest airports, including Boston’s Logan International, requiring foreign visitors to submit a full set of 10 digital fingerprints rather than two fingerprints.

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Episode 95: Identity with high profile events

Large, high profile events, like the London 2012 Olympics, need to be secure while also enabling individuals to get where they need to go without too much of a security hassle. Mark Joynes, director of Product Management at Entrust, explains how security and identity plans for these events are created. He also discusses Entrust’s involvement with the Interpol employee credentials that is used for crossing borders as well as physical and logical access to Interpol facilities and networks.

U.S., Australia explore expedited customs clearance swap

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Australia’s Attorney General and Ministry of Defense are exploring ways to grant reciprocation for fast-tracking each other’s citizens through customs checks in both countries, reports Australian Business Traveller.

Afghanistan collecting biometrics from all travelers

Some countries collect fingerprint or other biometric data from visitors but Afghanistan is going a step further a collecting the data from everyone entering or departing Kabul International Airport, according to the New York Times.

New partnership plans on advanced biometric system deployment

Biometrics firms Morpho and AOptix have formed a partnership to deploy advanced biometric systems targeted to border management and aviation security industries.

Under the terms of the partnership, AOptix products will be integrated into Morpho’s border management product line. This includes InSight Duo, AOptix’s combined face capture and iris recognition system.

Dubai rolling out automated border crossing

Travelers into Dubai International Airport will have the option of using an automated border crossing checkpoint, according to GulfNews.com.

Initially deployed in Terminal three, but expected to be rolled out throughout the airport, the system will read the passports and check the facial image and iris against a watch list. The entire process takes about 15 seconds.

Aware wins three large-scale biometrics border management contract

Massachusetts-based Aware Inc. has announced it’s won three contracts to provide biometrics software and services for three large-scale border management systems in Europe, the Middle East and North America.

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