Heads up! US, EU move toward landmark biometric data sharing deal.
is there nothing private anymore??
The U.S. and European Union are in formal talks over a biometric data-sharing arrangement that could give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) access to fingerprint and other biometric records held by EU member states.
Brussels has never granted this type of data access to a non-EU country for border security purposes.
The proposed arrangement would support DHS’s Enhanced Border Security Partnership program, under which countries in the Visa Waiver Program are expected to let the U.S. screen biometric records for immigration and border security purposes.
In practice, DHS would be able to query participating countries’ databases when screening travelers, asylum seekers, visa applicants, irregular migrants and others encountered in immigration or border contexts.
When a match is found, responsive biometric and related identity data could be sent to DHS.
Source: US, EU move toward landmark biometric data sharing deal | Biometric Update