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The 16 members of the NIST-managed Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory Board have completed their report on barriers to the U.S. receiving the benefits of IoT adoption, along with their recommendations for overcoming those barriers. As Benson Chan (Chair) and Dan Caprio (Vice Chair) of the IoT Advisory Board state in the report: “The United … Read more

If you are interested in the world of digital identities, you have probably heard some of the buzzwords that have been floating around for a few years now… “verifiable credential,” “digital wallet,” “mobile driver’s license” or “mDL.” These terms, among others, all reference a growing ecosystem around what we are calling “verifiable digital credentials.” But … Read more

This blog is part of a larger NIST series during the month of October for Cybersecurity Awareness Month , called ‘Staff Stories Spotlight.’ Throughout the month of October this year, Q&A style blogs will be published featuring some of our unique staff members who have interesting backgrounds, stories to tell, and projects in the world … Read more

As the year comes to a close, NIST continues to engage with our international partners to strengthen cybersecurity, including sharing over ten new international translations in over six languages as resources for our stakeholders around the world. These efforts were complemented by discussions on opportunities for future enhanced international collaboration and resource sharing. Here are … Read more

This blog is part of a larger NIST series during the month of October for Cybersecurity Awareness Month , called ‘Staff Stories Spotlight.’ Throughout the month of October this year, Q&A style blogs will be published featuring some of our unique staff members who have interesting backgrounds, stories to tell, and projects in the world … Read more

This blog is part of a larger NIST series during the month of October for Cybersecurity Awareness Month , called ‘Staff Stories Spotlight.’ Throughout the month of October this year, Q&A style blogs will be published featuring some of our unique staff members who have interesting backgrounds, stories to tell, and projects in the world … Read more

This blog is part of a larger NIST series during the month of October for Cybersecurity Awareness Month , called ‘Staff Stories Spotlight.’ Throughout the month of October this year, Q&A style blogs will be published featuring some of our unique staff members who have interesting backgrounds, stories to tell, and projects in the world … Read more

Stephen Almond, Executive Director, Regulatory Risk at the ICO, said:  “We are pleased that Meta has reflected on the concerns we shared from users of their service in the UK, and responded to our request to pause and review plans to use Facebook and Instagram user data to train generative AI.…

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) have launched a joint investigation into the data breach that happened in October 2023 at the global direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe. 

Aiden Clarkson Senior Upstream Regulation Officer – FOI and Transparency People can use the WhatDoTheyKnow (WDTK) website to submit Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests to public organisations.  Working with WDTK, we…