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As DHS Mulls Biometric Exit Solutions, MorphoTrust Recommends Multimodal Approach

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

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With the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) soon expected to begin laboratory testing of vendor and technologies as part of an effort to implement a biometric exit program for foreign nationals departing the U.S. by plane, identity solutions provider MorphoTrust is recommending that the government incorporate face and iris recognition along with the expected fingerprint checks to provide options for exit solutions. In meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill, MorphoTrust has been making the case for a multimodal approach to…

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