DHS awards $25 million no-bid contract for iris scanners amid deportation push
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Meg Anderson
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Summary
The Department of Homeland Security awarded a $25 million no-bid contract to BI2 Technologies for iris scanning technology as part of its mass deportation efforts. This contract is five times larger than the previous one awarded last fall. Privacy experts have raised concerns that DHS is amassing a biometric database on detained individuals, expanding its surveillance capabilities with increased funding.
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· 3 pulledThe Department of Homeland Security is expanding its capacity to scan irises as part of its mass deportation efforts, a move that has raised concerns among privacy experts
The agency awarded a $25 million no-bid contract last week to BI2 Technologies, a company that specializes in iris scanning.
The new contract is more than five times the amount of the company's last DHS contract, awarded last fall.
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