ICE mobile comms devices were left unsecured and vulnerable, DHS IG says
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) failed to effectively manage and secure its personnel and contractors’ smart phones, tablets, and…
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Biometric data and personal information exposure patched by genetic test lab
A genetic testing and “DNA Face Matching” company in the United States has left a trove of facial images and…
Privacy safeguards lacking in US Health and Human Services IT systems
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its component agencies that support pandemic public health preparedness and…
Europol report highlights FRT’s role in policing as civil rights concerns intensify
A new Europol report titled “AI and Policing” sheds light on how technologies utilizing artificial intelligence, particularly facial recognition, are…
UK awaits clarity on how data protection will be balanced against growth
Data protection in the UK is at a cross-roads between the relatively strict approach taken by the European Union and…
Chinese hacking compromised hundreds of thousands of devices containing personal PII
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sought and obtained a court-authorized…
UNHCR, WFP data sharing collaboration yielding results for refugee management in Tanzania
Food distribution for refugees in Tanzania is getting easier with the use of a data sharing tool recently introduced by…
ETSI TS 119 461 certification: security requirements for digital identity proofing
The importance of digital identity proofing in the digital landscape is well established. Digital identity proofing plays a critical role…
US workers concerned about employers’ digital snooping: GAO
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the research arm of the U.S. Congress, this week released a report on the…
Singaporean regulators zoom in on Worldcoin
Singaporean data protection authorities have not specifically ruled out taking action against Worldcoin, but it is not currently under investigation…
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