US feds say right words about updating biometrics policy, but might just be talk

The U.S. Homeland Security Department has agreed with four biometrics-related recommendations made by an inspector general. The inspector general's advice is to centralize and update how DHS uses biometrics and plans for new development.

However, there is a difference between agreeing with the recommendations and implementing them, especially when some of the points made by the IG are not new.

(Another report to DHS, about biometrics privacy shortcomings, was published September 13.)

DHS' inspector general delivered an audit memo earlier …

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