Touchless ID pilot gains momentum as TSA eyes private screening model
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is moving to fuse its touchless identity experiments with a broader shift toward privatized, technology-heavy…
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ICE prepares sole-source facial recognition deal with Clearview AI
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is once again advancing its relationship with Clearview AI through a sole-source contract, a…
US Army seeks next-generation system to track detainees from capture to release
The U.S. Army has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to identify existing and emerging technologies that are capable of…
ICE’s biometric surveillance reach expands with BI2 iris scanning tech
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to acquire advanced iris biometric systems from BI2 Technologies through a sole-source…
Navy leverages AI to fortify zero trust authentication
As the U.S. Navy confronts a rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape marked by increasingly sophisticated adversaries and the growing use…
Clash over TSA biometric expansion heats up as privacy bill derailed in senate
In the wake of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s abrupt decision to squash consideration of the Traveler…
US signs biometric data sharing agreements with Chile and Ecuador, expanding security cooperation
On July 31, the U.S. and Ecuador finalized a bilateral agreement aimed at heightening their cooperation against transnational organized crime…
US govt, Big Tech unite to build one stop national health data platform
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in coordination with the White House and more than 60 leading…
There’s a national reckoning in the US on data brokers and digital rights
During a solemn Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing Wednesday, lawmakers heard testimony about how Americans…
SSA’s ID proofing push fuels access concerns amid claims of customer service gains
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is navigating a contentious balancing act as it works to modernize its customer service infrastructure…
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