ICE advances sole source deal with Palantir for new surveillance backbone
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to move forward with a sole-source contract to Palantir Technologies for the…
U.S. Government
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Trump directive rewrites cybersecurity policy, strips digital ID framework
In a sweeping redirection of U.S. cybersecurity strategy, President Donald Trump has signed a new Executive Order (EO) that is…
US Dept. of Education launches crackdown on student aid fraud with new ID verification rules
In a sweeping response to an escalating wave of identity theft and fraud within federal student aid programs, the U.S….
FTC chair launches campaign to restore parental control over kids’ online privacy
In a digital age where children are increasingly immersed in online environments, the issue of children’s online privacy has reached…
IKE’s on-device age assurance for vapes gets FDA approval to proceed
IKE Tech LLC has received an Acceptance Review letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Premarket…
US age verification and online safety event leans heavily toward Christian nationalism
Is age verification the future of the internet? It depends who you ask – and who gets a chance to…
FBI warns of AI-generated voice scams impersonating government officials
In a stark and urgent warning, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center has alerted the public…
DNA surveillance of migrant children in US sparks legal and ethical alarms
Since 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has ramped up its biometric surveillance capabilities by dramatically expanding DNA collection…
Meta, Anduril bid for Pentagon contract with immersive combat wearables
Anduril Industries and Meta Platforms have recently partnered to develop advanced extended reality (XR) wearables for the U.S. military, marking…
ICE is at the center of a vast and growing US biometric surveillance capability
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has quietly emerged as the operational nucleus of a vast, fragmented, and increasingly automated…
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