DHS Proposes Expanded Biometric Data Collection for Immigration Applicants and Related Citizens
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Summary
The US Department of Homeland Security is proposing a significant expansion of biometric data collection for immigration applications. The new rule would require immigrants and even some US citizens connected to immigration cases to provide iris scans, facial recognition data, and DNA samples. While DHS claims this is for identity verification and fraud prevention, the proposal raises serious privacy concerns and represents a major expansion of government surveillance capabilities.
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DHS, through its component agency US Citizenship and Immigration Services, on Monday proposed a sweeping expansion of the agency's collection of biometric data.
While ostensibly about verifying identities and preventing fraud in immigration benefit applications, the proposal raises serious privacy concerns and represents a major expansion of government surveillance capabilities.
The new rule would require immigrants and even some US citizens connected to immigration cases to provide iris scans, facial recognition data, and DNA samples.
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