Senators push for USPS identity proofing to thwart AI-generated deepfakes

Photo caption: Customers wait in line to use a self-service machine at a U.S. Post Office in San Francisco. Photo credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images. Article by Natalie Alms. Nextgov/FCW – October 2, 2023.

Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced a bill on Saturday that would allow the U.S. Postal Service to provide identity verification services to the private sector. The Post Office Services for Trustworthy Identity Act, or POST ID Act, wouldn’t require USPS to offer identity proofing services, but it would give it the authority to charge fees to cover the cost if it does offer the services. […]

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