Last month, we reported on Global Rainmakers Inc.
(GRI), a biometrics R&D firm that's bringing iris scanning
technology to Leon, Mexico. GRI aims to make Leon "the most secure city
in the world" by dotting the city with scanners and creating an iris
database to track all residents. Now, it appears the technology will be
crossing the border sooner than we expected.
Today, it surfaced that the Department of Homeland Security is planning to test GRI's tech at a border patrol station in Texas, where it will be used to monitor illegal immigrants. Rather than continue to rely on oft-unreliable fingerprints, the DHS is experimenting with the scanners to see whether they have a viable future for border security.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Homeland Security Department Begins Using Iris Scanners to Track Illegal Immigrants | Fast Company
Author: Austin Carr
