Category: IDENT
DHS Exempts Portions of IDENT System From Privacy Act
The Department of Homeland Security issued a final rule (PDF) on July 16, 2007, that exempts portions of the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act because of criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement requirements. IDENT is the primary repository of biometric information held by the DHS in… Read More