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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 identiļ¬cation 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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General News

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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General News

Border security looms large for SIA

August 14, 2013Leif Kothe

WASHINGTON—Weeks into the legislative lull of August, the Security Industry Association is gearing up for Congress to return to session in September, when lawmakers in the House will tackle immigration reform. The association's approach remains less ideological than informational, Marcus Dunn, director of government relations for SIA, told Security Systems News. The focus is fixed squarely on border security, which is likely to be a major component of any immigration legislation, whether...

immigration reform, Marcus Dunn, Richard Hanna, Sam Graves, United States Senate


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