Thomson Reuters Acquires Gov Tech Company Pondera Solutions The Ontario-based conglomerate Thomson Reuters now has Pondera’s anti-fraud, waste and abuse platform in its suite of business intelligence tools, potentially giving health-care giants greater insight into bad actors. Detailed Audit of Voatz' Voting App Confirms Security Flaws In an assessment of the voting app’s internal programming, paid for by Voatz, a security firm validated MIT researchers' concerns, including the possibility that hackers could change votes cast through the app. Wolfcom Embraces Body Cam Face Recognition Despite Concerns Vendors, public officials and civil rights advocates have been wary of using facial recognition in police body cameras because of technical limits and potential for abuse, but Wolfcom's CEO sees it as an inevitability. Startup Using Blockchain for Vital Records Gets First Client Vital Chain, a Cleveland-based startup that uses blockchain technology to create a secure way of digitizing and cataloguing birth and death certificates, is the second of parent company Ownum’s product launches. How Are Micromobility Companies Responding to COVID-19? The global outbreak of the novel coronavirus has disrupted many aspects of daily life. In the transportation sector, on-demand options are being shuffled to meet travel needs at a time when other services are scaling back. |