ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees and outside callers

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued a 73-page Request for Information for an Integrated Intelligence Suite that would turn recorded detainee calls and surveillance video into a searchable network, building voice biometric profiles without subjects' cooperation. Vendor responses are due October 26; no contractor, contract value or deployment schedule has been set.

• ICE published a 73-page RFI for an Integrated Intelligence Suite
• System builds voice profiles from existing recordings without consent or enrollment
• Voice matching works regardless of phone number, account, PIN or device
• Vendor responses are due October 26; no contractor selected yet