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State digital identity shifts toward centralized platforms as AI fraud drives stronger proofing

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U.S. states are moving away from separate agency-by-agency login systems toward enterprise digital identity platforms. Meanwhile, growing concerns about synthetic identities, deepfakes and AI-enabled impersonation are pushing governments toward stronger identity proofing that can include biometrics and liveness detection. Those are among the findings of a new National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) report based on a limited survey and interviews with chief information officers (CIO), chief information security officers and chief technology officers representing 47 states and territories. The report says states increasingly view digital identity as foundational infrastructure for modern digital government rather than solely as an access management or cybersecurity function. The shift could eventually give residents a single account or unified resident profile that can be used across numerous government services instead of requiring separate credentials and iden

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