UK regulator fines 23andMe over massive genetic data breach
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined U.S.-based 23andMe £2.31 million for serious security failures that resulted in a…
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.
Stop ghost students stealing college financial aid with biometric liveness
The Associated Press recently documented a vast and fast-growing fraud on the U.S. education system in which scammers use AI…
New Orleans debates real-time facial recognition legislation
New Orleans has emerged as a flashpoint in debates over real-time facial recognition technology. The city’s leaders are weighing a landmark…
DHS, private sector pushes wireless biometric sensing capabilities forward
Two distinct advances in non-invasive biometric surveillance are now converging to form a powerful trend that is redefining the landscape…
GAO finds major gaps in IRS biometric ID verification program oversight
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit found the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has not exercised sufficient oversight of its…
Irish govt fined €550k over biometric data compliance, ordered to address deficiencies
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has concluded a long-running investigation into the Department of Social Protection (DSP) and found the…
Police, federal video surveillance of anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles raise alarms
In the wake of escalating protests in Los Angeles over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and broader immigration…
US lawmakers sound alarm over genetic data vulnerabilities in 23andMe bankruptcy case
A House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing this week marked a critical juncture in the national conversation about…
ICE advances sole source deal with Palantir for new surveillance backbone
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to move forward with a sole-source contract to Palantir Technologies for the…
Trump directive rewrites cybersecurity policy, strips digital ID framework
In a sweeping redirection of U.S. cybersecurity strategy, President Donald Trump has signed a new Executive Order (EO) that is…
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