ID.me scores big roll outs with FINRA and CMS
Stricter identity checks are coming to two of the most sensitive corners of the U.S. digital ecosystem: financial regulation and…
U.S. Government
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New identity checks reshaping US federal student aid
The U.S. Department of Education (DoE) publicly credited enhanced identity verification measures with preventing more than $1 billion in attempted…
Washington’s online safety push collides with big tech and fracturing Congress
The sprint to reassert control over children’s online safety entered a volatile new phase this week. Lawmakers advanced a sweeping…
A new kind of digital camouflage emerges from DARPA AI research
A new AI tool backed by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) could signal a turning point in…
The new architecture of American entry screening
The U.S. is poised to become one of the most demanding Western democracies for entry screening, setting a new standard…
FTC Age Verification Workshop
FTC Age Verification Workshop Washington, D.C. and online January 28, 2026 The Federal Trade Commission will hold a workshop on…
How commercial surveillance tools became essential to FBI investigations
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has come to rely on Clearview AI, Babel Street, and ZeroFox to support its…
Congress moves to confront the rise of deepfake fraud
The newly introduced AI Fraud Deterrence Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Reps. Ted Lieu and Neal Dunn, seeks to…
US lawmakers debate slate of kids online safety legislation
A subcommittee of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee today interrogated an extensive list of proposed online safety laws…
Social Security Administration’s digital wall will deny access to beneficiaries
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is remaking itself around a digital identity system that tens of millions of its beneficiaries…
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