Artificial Intelligence
New Pentagon Initiative Aims to Help Allies, Contractors Work Together on AI
New tools are planned to help various militaries and defense companies cooperate and interoperate on artificial intelligence.
Digital Government
GAO Issues Definitive List of Most Important Federal IT Acquisitions
The Government Accountability Office scored more than 100 federal IT projects and offered detailed breakdowns of the most “essential mission-critical IT acquisitions.”
Digital Government
DHS Files Rule Proposing Increasing Scope of Biometric Information Collection
The Homeland Security Department posted the full text of a proposal to the Federal Register that would give it the ability to collect more biometric information from immigrants.
Digital Government
DHS, USCIS Want to Collect More Biometric Information from Immigrants
The Homeland Security Department will propose a rule change that would allow U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to collect voice, iris and facial recognition scans.
Digital Government
Customs Deploying Biometric Tech at Ports Without Fully Addressing Privacy Requirements, GAO Finds
A new audit shows Customs and Border Protection isn’t providing enough transparency to travelers regarding facial recognition technology at ports.
Cybersecurity
CBP isn't alerting air travelers to biometrics collection, watchdog says
Customs and Border Protection's facial recognition program that collects photos of air travelers is hitting its performance targets according to a Government Accountability Office audit, but passengers aren't seeing privacy information and opt-out signage.
Emerging Tech
D.C. Airport Pilots TSA’s New ‘Self-Service’ Biometric Tech To Confirm IDs in Real-Time
The work builds on a prior test of the credential authentication technology.
Ideas
How to Hide from a Drone – the Subtle Art of ‘Ghosting’ in the Age of Surveillance
An umbrella could protect from more than just rain.
Artificial Intelligence
Photo Tweaks Could Protect Your Privacy from Algorithms
End users can use this technology to help mask vital attributes on their photos before posting them online.
Artificial Intelligence
Facial Recognition Algorithms Struggle to Detect Faces Under Masks, NIST Study Finds
A new study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology found facial recognition algorithms developed pre-pandemic struggle to identify masked faces.
Ideas
Facial Recognition Is Here But We Have No Laws
Without legal safeguards, this technology will undermine democratic values and fundamental rights.
Emerging Tech
House Subcommittee Again Takes Aim at Amazon over Ring Surveillance
The subcommittee wants assurances from Amazon that its Ring doorbell camera isn’t being misused by law enforcement.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Ban Federal Use of Facial Recognition Tech
If passed, federal agencies would not be able to run, fund, purchase or otherwise use data from facial biometric systems without congressional authorization.
Emerging Tech
Bill Calls for Federally Funded Research on Police Use of Force and Facial Recognition
The legislation would authorize millions to underpin the efforts it mandates.
Emerging Tech
Senator Questions How Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Tech is Put to Use on Protesters
Sen. Ed Markey sent his latest letter to the company this week.
Emerging Tech
Policing Reform Bill Would Prohibit Embedding Facial Recognition in Body Cameras
The Justice in Policing Act contains several restrictions on the use of facial biometric technologies for federal, state and local law enforcement.
Emerging Tech
ICE Outlines How Investigators Rely on Third-Party Facial Recognition Services
In a newly released impact assessment, the immigration enforcement agency details its use of facial biometrics and the privacy implications involved.
Modernization
Homeland Security’s Biometrics Database Is on Its Way to the Amazon Cloud
The Office of Biometric Identity Management released a privacy impact assessment as the program begins moving the nation’s biometric database to Amazon’s GovCloud.
Digital Government
The Air Force and Navy Are Testing A Biometric App to Stay Fit Amid Social Distancing
The app is helping the services monitor the health of sailors and airmen stuck at home.
Emerging Tech
'Smart Toilet' Checks You for Diseases Like Cancer
Gadgets inside the toilet bowl can detect a range of disease markers in stool and urine.
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