Audit of rapid DNA biometric tests at U.S. border light on insights
A U.S. inspector-general review of DNA biometrics used along the nation’s borders to confirm parent-child relationships leaves much to the…
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Senators urge federal agencies to end use of Clearview AI technology
A group of Democrat Senators and Representatives have written letters to five federal departments to urge them to end the…
Where do US watchdogs stand compared to international peers? Good question
Many of the world’s governments have privacy watchdogs, and some, like the United States, have created little-noticed independent privacy overseers…
IRS debuts face biometrics and suddenly everyone is a privacy regulator
It is unclear if the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s 7 February reversal on the use of face biometrics was caused…
US Treasury considers alternatives to ID.me biometrics for IRS online access
An Internal Revenue Service contract being served by ID.me for online tax returns is continuing to generate controversy based on the…
DHS SVIP Program offering funding for biometric wearables
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SVIP (Silicon Valley Innovation Program) has launched a new funding opportunity focused on…
White House leans harder on agency heads to implement zero trust
It is hard to tell if the U.S. federal government is closer to adopting a zero-trust architecture since the White…
ID.me founder defends claims, growing use of its biometric verification by US gov
A media backlash against ID.me and the claims of its Co-founder and CEO Blake Hall has erupted in U.S. media…
Washington updates digital ID authentication options and hunts for IoT bottleneck spotters
The U.S. federal government is lurching forward on two biometrics fronts — digital ID verification and the Internet of Things….
Biometrics experts plead for scientific foundation to White House policy
Biometric technologies for establishing or confirming a person’s physical identity are not similar enough to those intended for emotional analysis…
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