US preparing privacy technologies to secure new digital ID for immigrants

The Homeland Security Department is working on a digital ID for refugees and asylum seekers that is based on privacy-enhancing technology.

Mason Clutter, DHS' chief privacy officer, was speaking about privacy-enhancing technology (PET) when it came up during an online forum hosted last week by the trade publication GovExec.

Clutter said too many people forget that a "key component of privacy is security." Privacy violations can result in data breaches and worse, she said.

"PETs are our zero trust," Clutter …

asylum biometrics biometrics news border and port security chief chief privacy officer department dhs digital digital id digital-identity forum homeland security immigration officer online forum privacy privacy officer refugees security speaking surveillance technologies technology trade united states week working