GAO warns of privacy risks in using facial recognition in rental housing
As landlords and housing authorities are adopting facial recognition systems marketed as cutting-edge tools to enhance safety and convenience, a…
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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.
FaceAnonyMixer and the quest to reclaim biometric privacy
Chinese researchers have developed a new facial anonymization system that allows biometric templates to be revoked, replaced, and anonymized without…
DOGE access to US govt systems sparks fear of massive federal data breaches
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a Trump administration initiative initially led by Elon Musk and his allies, is facing…
VA advances biometric authentication pilot through small business competition
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has embarked on a biometric experiment that could reshape how tens of thousands…
Marine Corps issues sole source notice for HID fingerprint biometric systems
The U.S. Marine Corps Regional Contracting Office at Quantico, Virginia, has issued a notice of intent to award a sole…
TSA ushers in automated security checkpoints with Clear biometric gate partnership
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is moving aggressively to redefine how passengers move through airports with the launch of its…
Trump admin expands biometric and biographic data collection in immigration crackdown
The Trump administration’s latest immigration agenda is taking shape around an aggressive expansion of biometric and biographic data collection, signaling…
SEC crypto task force searches for answers on anonymity and regulation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) newly created Crypto Task Force is hosting a series of roundtables in cities…
US pushes digital identity as cornerstone of crypto ambitions
The Trump administration is escalating its campaign to make the United States the “crypto capital of the world,” placing digital…
New Orleans to vote on nation’s first real-time facial recognition policing program
Next week, the New Orleans City Council is slated to vote on a groundbreaking and highly controversial ordinance that would…
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