EU sends US biometric border-sharing deal to Council as deadline looms
The European Commission has sent a finalized U.S.-EU border data-sharing framework to the Council of the European Union for approval…
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DHS launches $440M government-wide biometric capture procurement
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a government-wide procurement that could standardize how federal agencies capture fingerprints,…
US Labor department explores digital worker identity platform for employment compliance
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is exploring a digital workforce identity system that could link a worker’s verified identity…
Federal regulators say mDLs can be used for bank identity checks
Banks and credit unions can use state-issued mobile driver’s licenses and other government-issued verifiable digital credentials to verify the identities…
AI fraud accelerates US’ shift toward cryptographic digital identity
For decades, proving identity online has often meant converting a physical credential into a digital artifact. Generative AI and industrial-scale…
From data residency to tech sovereignty: Europe rethinks control
A government can require its sensitive data to stay within national borders. It can require that data to be encrypted….
US House intelligence report urges CBP to use land border biometrics to ‘build profiles’
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 Commission called for a biometric system capable of tracking foreign nationals entering and leaving the…
White House makes Login.gov mandate final with two-year governmentwide rollout
The White House has finalized its plan to make Login.gov the universal sign-on for most public-facing federal services, converting a…
State digital identity shifts toward centralized platforms as AI fraud drives stronger proofing
U.S. states are moving away from separate agency-by-agency login systems toward enterprise digital identity platforms. Meanwhile, growing concerns about synthetic…
ICE expands vehicle surveillance capabilities with forensics platform, covert GPS trackers
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is moving to maintain two complementary technologies capable of reconstructing where vehicles have been…
