Lawmakers warn DHS against sweeping expansion of immigration biometrics
On Friday, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke of New York’s 9th Congressional District galvanized bipartisan concern about the Department of Homeland…
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Kids online safety hits a legal and political breaking point in the US
The effort to regulate children’s online safety in the United States has entered one of its most fractured and legally…
US, Bangladesh authorities shut down online network of fake ID shops
Score one for the good guys. The U.S. Department of Justice has seized a network of websites selling digital versions of…
ICE’s contracting trail shows the rise of automated immigration enforcement
The revelation by 404 Media that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly contracted with a company advertising “bounty hunter AI…
Incode contributes biometrics to $37M Login.gov contract for stronger IDV
Incode will contribute biometrics to improve the identity security and fraud protection of the U.S. government’s Login.gov platform. The face…
ID.me scores big roll outs with FINRA and CMS
Stricter identity checks are coming to two of the most sensitive corners of the U.S. digital ecosystem: financial regulation and…
New identity checks reshaping US federal student aid
The U.S. Department of Education (DoE) publicly credited enhanced identity verification measures with preventing more than $1 billion in attempted…
Washington’s online safety push collides with big tech and fracturing Congress
The sprint to reassert control over children’s online safety entered a volatile new phase this week. Lawmakers advanced a sweeping…
A new kind of digital camouflage emerges from DARPA AI research
A new AI tool backed by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) could signal a turning point in…
The new architecture of American entry screening
The U.S. is poised to become one of the most demanding Western democracies for entry screening, setting a new standard…
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