Good Morning, Chair De La Rosa and Members of the City Council’s Committee onTechnology. My name is Robert Tappan, and I am Executive Director of the InternationalBiometrics + Identity Association. IBIA is based in Washington, DC, and I’m here todayrepresenting the biometrics and identity technologies...

Dear Chairman Cruz and Ranking Member Cantwell: Our respective organizations represent the leading providers of biometric identification technologies for government programs, commercial customers, and consumers used throughout the United States. These technologies authenticate official forms of identification,...

Recent articles, including some published in The Washington Post and other national media outlets, have once again brought into question the efficacy and use of face recognition technology by law enforcement. Face recognition, although not a brand-new technology, has been elevated to a higher level of...

Dear Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz, Chair Graves and Ranking Member Larsen: Our respective organizations represent the leading providers of biometric identificationtechnologies for government programs, commercial customers, and consumers used throughoutthe United States. These technologies authenticate...

On behalf of the International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) and its membership, weare pleased to submit this information to OSTP in response to the Request for Information (RFI)regarding “Public and Private Sector Uses of Biometric Technologies” (Federal RegisterDocument Number 2021-2197...

The International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) is a strong advocate for ethical uses of technology,particularly related to identity technology. We appreciate the efforts by privacy, civil liberties, and racial justiceorganizations to raise important questions about how to use facial recognition...

In 2019, IBIA published our Principles for Biometric Data Security and Privacy, which aim to provide useful guidelines to biometric technology developers and users that would help build public trust. We remain committed to upholding these principles, and we apply them when considering important questions...

The International Biometrics + Identity Association is a strong advocate for ethical uses of technology, particularly related to identity technology. These Privacy Policy Principles provide general guidelines for commercial use of biometric technologies and data, while allowing implementers and operators...