Vietnam makes iris biometrics a requirement in revised digital ID draft law
Iris biometrics scans will become a requirement for those enrolling in Vietnam’s digital ID scheme after the country’s legislature endorsed…
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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.
New Zealand plans public consultations on draft biometrics code in early 2024
The Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand Michael Webster says an exposure draft of a biometrics code will be released for…
French politicians vow legal action on alleged illegal facial recognition use by police
A recent report that the French national police has been using a facial recognition system from Israel illegally for the…
Italian telco introduces eSIM activation with digital ID
Italian telecommunications firm TIM has made it possible for users of embedded SIMs (eSIMs) on its network to complete the…
ETAs and biometric gates could replace passport desks as digitization expands
The use of passports and visas to cross international borders is about to change, UK Border Force Director General Phil…
Somali Cabinet okays CRVS bill, seeks digital ID collaboration with Ethiopia
Somalia’s Cabinet Ministers have approved a draft civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) legislation, a major step forward in the…
MOSIP in final stages of biometric device certification framework development
Sanjith Sundaram, ecosystem head at the Modular Open-Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) says a lot of ground has been covered regarding…
Gates Foundation exec says DPI will expand Nigeria’s economic growth opportunities
Rodger Voorhies, President for Global Growth and Opportunities at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has challenged Nigeria’s federal government…
Simprints biometrics driving inclusive healthcare delivery in Ethiopia
Panelists in a recent webinar organized by Simprints were unanimous that technology deployed by the UK-based fingerprint biometrics company for…
Nigeria partners with e-Gate, Visa on digital ID, payment card for financial inclusion
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), a Nigerian federal government agency involved in innovative research for development, has…
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