Cybersecurity
TSA looks to automate and upgrade security tech
Transportation Security Administration officials want to make good on old priorities to improve technology at airport security checkpoints.
Cybersecurity
House set to vote on surveillance restrictions
An amendment introduced by Reps. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) would further limit the government's use of foreign surveillance laws to search and use the digital communications of U.S. citizens and residents.
Digital Government
Your personal data is too public for agencies to verify
The widespread loss and theft of data on Americans has made a once popular form of remote identity proofing obsolete, and agencies need to start looking into other options.
Ideas
OMB’s New ID Policy Will Help Consumers Protect Their Identities Online
America should modernize our existing paper-based identification systems around a privacy-protecting, consumer-centric digital model.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Question Integrity of FBI’s Facial Recognition Program
The bureau for years ignored concerns about the accuracy and transparency of its facial recognition efforts, and the House Oversight Committee isn’t happy about it.
Ideas
The Coalition Out to Kill Tech as We Know It
With enemies like these, the industry is going to need some friends.
Cybersecurity
Secrecy impinges on surveillance lawsuit against NSA
Government lawyers pressed the court to throw out a lawsuit challenging its "Upstream" surveillance program, saying the plaintiffs can't prove their communications were being collected.
Emerging Tech
CBP’s Airport Facial Recognition ‘Is Not a Surveillance Program’
As the public grows wary of facial recognition, the head of CBP’s biometric entry and exit initiative says the agency is using the tech responsibly.
Ideas
Can One Year of GDPR Teach the U.S. Anything on Privacy?
Technology experts reflect on how GDPR changed companies' approaches to data.
Emerging Tech
Report: Smart Transportation Systems Pose ‘Profound’ Privacy Risks
Governments are collecting lots of data on the people using roads, trains and buses, and without proper oversight, that information could easily be misused.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Want to Ban Warrantless Device Searches at the Border
Sens. Ron Wyden and Rand Paul introduced a bill that would curb law enforcement’s extensive authority over personal data at the border.
Digital Government
It’s Not Just the Citizenship Question—the Digital Divide Could Hurt the Count of Latinos in the Census
Fear of government, a question about citizenship, and uncertain internet connections have created the perfect storm for an undercount of the Latino population, a new report argues.
Emerging Tech
Democrats, Republicans Both Want to Regulate Facial Recognition
If left unchecked, lawmakers worry the tech will infringe on Americans’ privacy and civil liberties, and perpetuate racial and gender discrimination in the criminal justice system.
Digital Government
Are Parents Violating Their Kids’ Privacy Online?
Many kids' first appearance online is their sonogram.
Artificial Intelligence
The AI Supply Chain Runs on Ignorance
Tech companies often fail to tell users how their data will be employed. Sometimes, the firms can’t even anticipate it themselves.
Policy
Senate Considers Bill to Modernize Constituent Services
The CASES Act is one of several customer experience-related bills Congress is considering.
Emerging Tech
Can the Bay Area Rein In the Surveillance Tools It Created?
Oakland and San Francisco may become the first cities to ban use of facial recognition technology by government entities. But that’s only the beginning.
Ideas
The Technology That Could Transform Congestion Pricing
As cities like New York move ahead with plans to charge motorists to enter certain urban areas, we need to think about the best ways to manage road tolling.
Policy
Senators Call for FTC to Investigate Amazon’s Echo Dot for Kids
Lawmakers want to know how the devices are using and storing children’s personal information.
Emerging Tech
The Tenants Fighting Back Against Facial Recognition Technology
The landlord of a rent-stabilized apartment in Brooklyn wants to install a facial recognition security system, sparking a debate about privacy and surveillance.
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