ROC wins first federal ABIS contract in push to anchor US biometrics, identity market
A new five-year federal contract valued at up to $5.1 million will see Colorado biometrics provider ROC deploy its automated…
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San Francisco activists object to SITA’s required biometric data-sharing with DHS
Federal aviation management rules and regional objections to federal policy have set up a clash between privacy and immigration advocates…
Europe’s digital sovereignty push meets US security law in Dutch Kyndryl decision
The Netherlands’ decision to block Kyndryl’s acquisition of cloud provider Solvinity is becoming a test case for Europe’s expanding definition…
Nigeria seeks stronger security through new digital ID legal framework
Nigeria’s Minister of Defense, Rtd. Gen. Christopher Musa, has pledged support for the effective implementation of the country’s new national…
ICE relies on covert browsing infrastructure to monitor online activity
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has built a covert browsing capability that allows investigators to monitor social media, online communities…
Trump’s frontier AI plan leaves public safeguards unanswered
President Donald Trump’s June 2 executive order on AI is best understood not as comprehensive AI regulation, but as a…
Kenya considers linking national ID database to CCTV facial recognition network
Kenya’s government is planning to link the country’s civil registry database with a CCTV network spanning six cities to enable…
India considers nationwide facial recognition network for airports
India’s Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) wants to deploy facial recognition cameras across all major Indian airports. It comes as…
The US counter-cartel fight is becoming an identity intelligence war
The creation of the Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel (JIATF-CC) under the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) marks more than another…
India pushes for strategic autonomy in biometrics, DPI and AI
Governments are increasingly pursuing technological sovereignty as concerns grow around dependence on foreign AI, cloud and biometric infrastructure. S. Krishnan,…
