Facial recognition used to identify victims of deadly train accident in India
Railway authorities have used facial recognition technology to determine the identity of at least 50 dead bodies from the recent…
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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.
Uganda plans biometric gates at land borders to control trade fraud
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has hinted on a plan to introduce automated gates at border entry points in order…
ThreatFabric, Pangea, ID.me announce new senior executives
Digital ID and biometrics services providers ThreatFabric, Pangea and ID.me have announced new appointments of senior officials to boost their…
Agency to engage new Nigerian govt on passage of delayed data protection bill
An unnamed official of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau has a told local daily Punch that the agency is planning…
Kenya factors in biometrics in three-year digital government plan
The government of Kenya has launched a ‘Huduma Kenya Digitalization Plan’ which aligns with the country’s digitization agenda to deepen…
Kuwait opens more fingerprint capture centers as database plans progress
More than 100,000 persons are said to have had their fingerprints scanned since Kuwait began a process to identify everyone…
NADRA adds iris to automated biometric identification platform with Iris ID
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has introduced iris biometrics as the third ID verification option on its Automated…
Zimbabweans verify entries on voter’s roll after criticized biometric registration
Zimbabwean citizens who have registered to vote in the upcoming general elections had until May 31 to crosscheck the information…
Angola seals financing agreement for $139M biometric passport contract
The green light has now been given for the supply of a new generation biometric passport for Angola after a…
Maldives launches eFaas digital ID app for public preview
Authorities in the Republic of Maldives have unveiled a mobile application for the country’s national digital ID (eFaas) system. The…
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