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…
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Leaked ICE inventory maps sprawling surveillance and analytics ecosystem
A leaked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) document offers one of the clearest views yet of how investigators can…
US lawmaker seeks audit of Idemia’s role in federal identity systems
U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer has asked two federal agencies to audit Idemia’s federal identity and biometrics government contracts after New Jersey…
Think tank urges identity verification for Medicaid, SNAP applicants
A new policy report calls for mandatory identity verification before applicants can enroll in Medicaid or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Federal audit finds major gaps in US aviation cybersecurity oversight
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not fully carried out its strategy for protecting air traffic systems and other…
Congress targets underage betting with facial age estimation bill
Online sportsbooks and prediction markets would have to analyze a user’s face to estimate whether the person is old enough…
AI fraud fuels debate over continuous identity verification
Artificial intelligence allows organized fraud rings to manufacture thousands of synthetic identities, generate fraudulent documents and deepfake videos, and attack…
US lawmaker pushes AI safeguards for children and civil rights
U.S. Sen. Edward Markey is pressing Congress to restrict how AI companies collect and use information from children and to…
EU divisions persist over US border biometric data framework
European Union governments remain divided over a proposed agreement that would allow U.S. authorities to query national databases containing fingerprints…
Xcelerate and Socure win $163M Login.gov identity proofing contract
Xcelerate Solutions and its subcontractor Socure have been awarded a five-year, $163 million call order to provide identity proofing technology…
