Belgium’s new biometric passports have been unveiled with protection from counterfeiting provided by a new technology co-developed by Zetes. Initial…
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Ayang Macdonald is a freelance journalist based in Yaounde, Cameroon. He boasts 10 years of professional experience in journalism in which he has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Buea in South western Cameroon. He is a versatile reporter with interest in ICTs, innovation, digital entrepreneurship, defense and military, politics, economy, health and environment, humanitarian issues and sports.
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Increasing instances of crime against drivers of two of the world’s biggest ridesharing companies, Uber and Lyft, have triggered a…
Expanded Smart Engines customer base leads to 113M ID document scans in 2021
Smart Engines witnessed significant progress not only in the commercialization and adoption of its products in 2021, but also in…
Facial recognition deployed in Delhi to foil terror threats ahead of Republic Day
Police in India’s capital New Delhi say they have deployed a multi-layer security system including more than 300 facial recognition…
Ghana to address challenges slowing ongoing biometric SIM re-registration
The Board of Directors of the National Communications Authority (NCA) and mobile telephone operators in Ghana have agreed on a…
