Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., is advocating for the creation of a federal agency to audit and enforce security standards for digital identity technologies, such as mobile driver’s licenses, to prevent identity theft and fraud. He highlights the need for a body that can verify the trustworthiness of electronics and software used in digital ID systems, citing concerns about hacking and deepfakes. Foster also discusses the importance of ensuring privacy claims made by agencies like the TSA regarding facial recognition technology are accurate and verifiable. Separately, the Labor Department is proposing to collect more unemployment data from states to combat fraud, raising privacy concerns amid broader efforts to centralize government data.