The FBI is partnering with the Homeland Security Department to identify border trespassers by exchanging digital eye scans of booked offenders, bureau officials said.
Iris recognition -- which matches a digital image of the unique, colored portion of an individual’s eye against archived photos -- quickly ensures authorities have fingered the right crook, advocates say. Critics say iris capture invades privacy and wrongfully pulls immigrants into the deportation system.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
FBI, DHS team up to nab border intruders with iris biometrics
FBI and DHS team up to nab border intruders with iris biometrics (NextGov)
