People
'EZPass' for visa holders
US-VISIT official says RFID is on its way for visas from international travelers who visit the United States numerous times.
Digital Government
European Union charts a new course for data privacy
United Kingdom makes plans for identity registry and national ID card.
Digital Government
Commission mulls state law overrides
Panel may recommend that Congress trump state medical privacy laws.
People
Committee: Fingerprint beats face
Members of a House subcommittee wonder why fingerprints aren't the primary biometric security measure for passports.
Digital Government
Australia health IT faces privacy fears
Public concerns over the privacy of Australia's electronic health record systems grow, and the efforts need more funding.
Digital Government
RFID bows before privacy
Programs using radio frequency identification must consider privacy at the start of the project, an DOT official says.
People
E-passport tests begin
International airline crews flying between Los Angeles and Sydney are the first to test e-passports.
Modernization
Threats shift to databases
Protecting data stored on networks and PCs now presents the biggest concern rather than detecting unauthorized sniffing of packets, an expert says.
People
Conservative at helm of privacy panel
Rosenzweig says he won't compromise on balancing privacy and liberty.
Digital Government
Advisory board planned for health IT
HHS plans to form a public/private health care advisory board to push development and adoption of electronic health records nationwide.
Digital Government
Keeping it private
Federal transactions can't rely on commercial data yet because that information doesn't meet government standards for privacy, a GSA official says.
Digital Government
DHS exec stresses privacy
Writing protections for civil liberties and civil rights into the business rules of federal information-sharing projects is a necessary step, a DHS official said.
Cybersecurity
Feds cram to meet ID deadlines
Officials tout worker protection as benefit for digital credentials.
Modernization
Florida port scans driver prints
Cross Match Technologies this week formally unveiled a biometric visitor management system at the Port of Palm Beach, Fla.
Digital Government
Britain toughens patient privacy
The UK Health Department has new privacy guidelines that allow patients to limit access to their electronic health records.
People
GAO: Feds need to keep closer eye on IT contractors
Federal agencies are lax in holding contractors responsible for computer systems and network security, a GAO report finds.
Modernization
Entrust to sign e-passports
The first generation of e-passports will store information digitally signed using technology from Entrust.
People
Governors still oppose Real ID
It will be expensive and technologically problematic, the National Governors Association says.
People