New testing at DHS shows a wide range in the performance of online identity proofing systems. Some simply don’t work well. Some affiliates of billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service are pushing for ...

In a world where we’re all online in one way or another – banking, shopping, even our social communication – identity theft ...

Biometrics are anchoring trust for established but growing use cases like national IDs even as new use cases are taking off.

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The IRS isn’t doing quality control checks on the vendor-powered digital identity proofing that it requires taxpayers to pass in order ...

Mandatory identity verification for social media is a step beyond what many countries are proposing as policy. It is tied to ...

The change applies to new Social Security beneficiaries and those seeking to change their direct deposit information. Those who cannot verify their identity through the online "my Social Security" ...