CBP purchases biometric fingerprint sensors for ports of entry

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently purchased mobile biometric fingerprint sensors from Integrated Biometrics.

CBP purchased Kojak Light Emitting Sensor technology 10-fingerprint scanners to use at more than 5,000 workstations at the United States Ports of Entry.

The scanners do not have the racial bias found in facial recognition software and do not require complex, time-consuming maintenance or costly silicon membranes.

“We are extremely pleased to put the world’s best FAP-60 ten-finger scanner into the hands of US Customs and Border Protection – one of the largest and most important law enforcement agencies in the world,” Integrated Biometrics CEO Stephen Thies said. “Our biometric scanners have become the standard for governments around the globe and are now deployed in more than fifty nations on six continents. It’s rewarding to see CBP benefit from the unmatched mobility, ease of use and affordability our scanners provide.”

The scanners will replace CBP’s outdated glass-prism technology scanner. Some are already in operation at the country’s busiest airports, and thousands more will be installed at CBP facilities this year.

Every day, CBP processes nearly 1 million visitors and screens more than 67,000 cargo containers. It also seizes nearly six tons of illicit drugs and arrests more than 1,000 suspects daily.