Trump Wins His “Big Beautiful Bill” Which Allocates Significant Funds for Biometric Surveillance and AI Tech
(Identity Week, Jul 03, 2025)
The bill is passed and gives a generous allocation to digital modernisation efforts as well as modern border surveillance relating to the biometric entry and exit system.
DHS Revives Biometric Data Collection Rule for Non-Citizens
(Bloomberg Law, Jul 03, 2025)
Customs and Border Protection plans to reissue regulations creating a system for tracking biometric data of people entering and leaving the US, including use of facial recognition technology.
Texas Legislature Passes Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act
(The National Law Review, Jul 03, 2025)
Prohibits the developing or deploying an AI system for the purpose of uniquely identifying a specific individual using biometric data or the targeted or untargeted gathering of images or other media from the Internet or any other publicly available source without the individual’s consent.
Privacy Concerns Split Opinions on Facial Recognition Cameras
(Audacy, Jul 03, 2025)
Bob Murrell, Coalition member of Eye On Surveillance, has his concerns about the uses of facial recognition cameras and software. “If I were to follow someone with my camera block by block, trying to figure out who they were, that would be weird.
Government PU College Student Develops Facial-Recognition Attendance System
(The New Indian Express, Jul 03, 2025)
A government PU college student in Puttur, Dakshina Kannada, has developed a face-recognition-based attendance system that not only records student attendance within seconds but also sends an instant message on the Telegram app to parents every time their child arrives at school.
