Ugandans cry foul over biometric passport issuance delays
There is an increasing backlog of applications for biometric passports in Uganda and applicants are expressing frustration over the inability…
Articles By Ayang Macdonald
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.
Belgium approves biometric database for migrants as part of EU Entry/Exit System requirement
In efforts to comply with the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) which is expected to go fully operational by the…
Goodix revenue tumbles as fingerprint sensors, touch ICs businesses struggle
Financial records from Chinese consumer electronics supplier Goodix show the company’s revenue and net profit fell sharply for the first…
BioRugged confirms MOSIP compliance for biometrics enrollment with its Face Camera system
South Africa-based mobile biometrics provider BioRugged has met compliance exigencies by the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) for its…
New alliances and memberships bring together biometrics, digital ID players
Associations and individual companies in the biometrics and digital identity space, including the Security Industry Association (SIA), Digicampus, the Dutch…
Nigeria upgrades biometric crime database to stem growing insecurity
The Nigerian Police Force wants to improve its techniques of investigating and tracking criminals as well as locating the sites…
Concerns about SIM registration with biometrics are genuine, digital rights activists argue
Tony Roberts and Ridwan Oloyede, authors of an opinion article published by Thompson Reuters Foundation News, have argued that people…
SuperCom wins national contract for biometrically tracking criminals in Croatia
SuperCom is deploying its PureSecurity Electronic Monitoring suite in what will be the company’s first full-scale contract in Croatia for…
Norway to replace BankID on mobile with biometric apps for improved security
Norway says it plans to replace the digital ID authentication platform BankID with new apps that will require either face…
Conference proposes biometrics-based documentation for Central African Republic refugees
Six countries hosting forcibly displaced persons from the Central African Republic (CAR) have agreed to takes steps aimed at issuing…
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