Federal CIO, Tech Board Vote On How To Dole Out Modernization Funds
(Nextgov, Mar 13, 2018)
The board created to manage a central fund to help agencies modernize aging IT systems pledged to do so in a fair, transparent manner—one of five establishing principles the Technology Modernization Fund Board agreed to in its first meeting.
Consumer-Grade Authentication Bests Enterprise Systems in New Gemalto Study
(MobileID World, Mar 09, 2018)
Consumer-grade authentication technology is overtaking that of the enterprise, suggest the results of a new study from Gemalto.
The company surveyed over a thousand IT decision makers around the world for its 2018 Identity and Access Management Index, and found that 64 percent of respondents said their IT security teams were thinking of using consumer-grade authentication for access control for cloud services.
Joint Statement: Coercion of Children to Obtain Fingerprints and Facial Images is Never Acceptable
(International Organization for Migration, Mar 13, 2018)
IOM, together with other UN agencies and NGOs issued yesterday (12/03) a joint statement raising concerns ahead of the EU institutions' negotiations on 27 March on the EURODAC Regulation.
The statement warns that the proposed system would inappropriately allow the use of coercion to take the fingerprints and facial images of children.
Florida Courts Could Decide How Police Use Facial Recognition Tech
(Government Technology, Mar 12, 2018)
The use of the technology by detectives working a drug case ended up in court and could lead to new rules around the powerful software.
The First District Court of Appeals is due to break new legal ground in determining whether police are allowed to use facial recognition software to identify suspects without ever notifying them of the technology.
DHS Is Using Facial Recognition Technology to Help Rescue Victims of Child Exploitation
(FedScoop, Mar 13, 2018)
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate is developing and testing facial recognition algorithms to help scour through images of child exploitation found on the internet and the dark web.
Data Snapshot: Biometrics in the Workplace Commonplace, but Are They Secure?
(Spiceworks, Mar 12, 2018)
To find out how organizations are using biometric authentication in the workplace, Spiceworks surveyed nearly 500 IT professionals in North America and Europe. After analyzing the data, here’s what they discovered.
Madison Square Garden Has Used Face-Scanning Technology on Customers
(New York Times, Mar 13, 2018)
As a new security measure, the famous arena has been using facial scanning to catalog all those who walk through its doors. Many other venues could be to follow.
The Economics of Digital Identities
(CIO, Mar 13, 2018)
By creating models that disintermediate and give users more control, blockchain-based self-sovereign IDs and associated data marketplaces redefine the balance of power encompassing digital identities.
10 Emerging Technologies in Engineering
(ASME, Mar 14, 2018)
Ingenuity and vision are the hallmarks of great engineering. Envisioning the machines of tomorrow is especially important, and some technologies – visible and invisible – could change the way we design and make products.
