Border Tracking Efforts Abandoned
RFID Law Journal
Newsletter No. 42
February 27, 2007
Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) abandoned its substantial effort to deploy RFID in connection with its US VISIT program based upon, among other things, inadequate read rates and the inability of the system to tie back the data with the individual carrying the tagged travel document.
The RFID application envisioned embedding a tag within the I-94 travel document, aiming to facilitate secure border entry/exit by foreign nationals. However, during the course of a 15 month study, it was found that the biometric identity-matching capability envisioned within the entry/exit security system was ineffective because the I-94 form couldn’t be physically tied to individuals. The GAO also cited examples of poor read rates at five ports of entry tested as part of the US VISIT program.
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RFID Law Journal
Newsletter No. 42
February 27, 2007
Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) abandoned its substantial effort to deploy RFID in connection with its US VISIT program based upon, among other things, inadequate read rates and the inability of the system to tie back the data with the individual carrying the tagged travel document.
The RFID application envisioned embedding a tag within the I-94 travel document, aiming to facilitate secure border entry/exit by foreign nationals. However, during the course of a 15 month study, it was found that the biometric identity-matching capability envisioned within the entry/exit security system was ineffective because the I-94 form couldn’t be physically tied to individuals. The GAO also cited examples of poor read rates at five ports of entry tested as part of the US VISIT program.
© 2007 – RFID Law Journal, LLC. All rights reserved.
Learn more about RFID legal issues at http://www.rfidlawjournal.com. You may contact our editor about this publication at editor@RFIDLawJournal.com. Usage of this material (and any linked materials provided by third party sites) is subject to the terms and conditions set forth at www.rfidlawjournal.com.
You may not rely upon any material provided herein as legal, financial or other advice. You should consult your own advisor (legal, investment or otherwise) with respect to the advisability or accuracy of any of the material provided in this newsletter or any other material provided by us. We are not responsible for and do not attest to the accuracy of any third party content.
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