US federal agencies appear to be moving on zero trust but where are small businesses?
The U.S. federal government is not always the last to get a memo. That is certainly true when it comes…
U.S. Government
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Rank One opens East Coast office to serve federal facial recognition market
Rank One Computing has opened an office in the Vantage Ventures accelerator offices at West Virginia University, with the intention…
USPTO to start verifying identities, including with biometrics, for trademark submission
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has unveiled plans of verifying individuals’ identities with face biometrics upon submission…
Facial recognition use increasing at US federal agencies faster than oversight, GAO reports
The use of facial recognition has become increasingly common across the government, a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability…
US government committee gather evidence on biometric privacy-enhancing technologies
Biometric privacy-enhancing technologies (BPET) could play a major role in protecting the sensitive information of Americans, experts told a House…
Kick TikTok out of app stores to stop biometric, other sensitive data harvesting says FCC head
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr said he has asked Google and Apple to remove TikTok from their app…
Socure SVP sees past the migraine of dealing trust to the US government
On October 12, 2021, the top story on the front page of The New York Times was about entrenched distrust…
Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium
Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium National Harbor, MD July 27 – 28, 2022 DSI’s 3rd Annual Digital Forensics for…
US trademark office isn’t saying why its digital ID verification plan has stalled
A postponement in the requirement that U.S. trademark applicants verify their identities remains in place without an explanation or a…
How far did ID.me stray in reacting to Covid identity verification contract?
Will ID.me’s U.S. Government business be the next casualty of the pandemic? According to investigative reporting by news publisher Business…
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