Tonga launches TongaPass digital ID and government portal
Tonga has launched its TongaPass digital ID, a new digital government portal with which the Tongan government wants to transform…
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Hong Kong Police are integrating CCTV with Beijing’s Sharp Eyes project
Hong Kong residents will be living under watchful eyes with the Hong Kong Police (HKP) committing to a huge increase…
Nebraska and Vermont introduce Kids Code bills despite Big Tech backlash
Nebraska and Vermont have joined the list of U.S. states introducing stricter rules for minors accessing social media platforms and…
Canadian lawmakers consider age verification, estimation for online porn access
Legislation to restrict youth access to pornography with age checks has returned to the floor of Canada’s parliament. Bill S-209…
mDL, digital wallet spec interoperability demonstrated at OpenID event
The OpenID Foundation has announced the results on an interoperability demonstration held in May with various digital identity credentials, like…
Somalia walking a thorny road to an inclusive national digital ID system
Flashback about 30 years ago, Somalia had no functional national ID system. Legal identity in this Horn of Africa nation…
Pakistan to harmonize govt databases for easier biometric verification, data security
Pakistan will implement a nationwide facial recognition system and also ensure the harmonization of all government databases to make sure…
‘mDL don’t phone home’: digital ID experts sound alarm over privacy capability
Influential digital identity professionals and privacy groups are warning that mobile driver’s licenses can comply with the international standard and…
DRC cuts biometric passport price, adds online enrollment with new supplier Dermalog
Citizens of Congo-Kinshasa will be able to apply for the country’s new biometric passport by the end of this week…
Corsight first to complete BSI’s AI facial recognition trustworthiness evaluation
Corsight AI has completed an independent, standards-based evaluation of its facial recognition technology from the British Standards Institution (BSI). It…
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