Wearable AI brings new promise and new risks to emergency response
A new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) makes an expansive case for wearable AI in emergency…
Articles By Anthony Kimery
Anthony Kimery is the former Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Homeland Security Today. He managed the magazine, daily online news operations and wrote the award-winning "Kimery Report," which covered a broad spectrum of HS-related issues, from public health preparedness to intelligence collection. He has 30-plus years of broad institutional knowledge and expertise in homeland/national security matters and issues as an editor, analyst, and consultant. He also serves as Advisory Board Member of Mississippi College’s Center for Counterterrorism Studies.
Smart glasses and the new DHS surveillance budget
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget justification lays out an expansive biometric and identity tech…
Study finds AI fraud losses decline, but the risks are growing
While identity fraud losses have stabilized and scam losses have declined, new account fraud has surged, fueled in part by…
Lawmakers press DHS, ICE over Palantir surveillance tools
A group of congressional Democrats is demanding that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) explain how they are using Palantir-developed…
White House fraud crackdown sharpens focus on digital identity
The Trump administration’s March 6 Executive Order 14390, aimed at combating cybercrime and fraud, has prompted a significant response from…
US bill would mandate operating system-level age verification
A bipartisan House bill introduced this week, HR 8250, would require operating system providers to verify the age of every…
AI voice fraud draws new congressional scrutiny
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan is escalating congressional scrutiny of the fast-growing AI voice-cloning industry, pressing four major companies to explain…
GAO warns federal AI procurement is repeating the same mistakes
While U.S. government agencies are buying more AI tools across government, a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says key…
Idaho law limits use of digital ID, bans compelled adoption
Idaho Governor Brad Little has signed into law Senate Bill 1299, which limits how public entities can use digital identification…
Rhode Island bills push age verification, limits for minors online
Rhode Island lawmakers are pressing ahead with a broad package of child online safety legislation that would impose new rules…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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- Online Age Assurance
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