Draft biometric SIM registration law in Philippines triggers privacy worries
A draft piece of regulation to render mandatory the registration of SIM cards including with biometrics in the Philippines has…
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.
MOSIP, OpenG2P partner on digital ID solution for smooth service delivery
Open-source digital ID provider MOSIP and digital public goods organization OpenG2P say they are bringing together their solutions in the…
Vietnam, Kenya, Philippines expanding digital ID uses in different sectors
The government of Vietnam has highlighted the importance of its population data resource as a tool for creating a digital…
Colombia’s civil status registry to deploy Thales biometric scanners
Thales is planning to provide fingerprint scanners to Colombia’s National Civil Status Registry for better management of biometric enrollments and…
iiDENTIFii joins accelerator program to scale up biometric KYC business
South African firm iiDENTIFii has been chosen for the JSE Enterprise Accelerator Program to enable it to increase its market…
Nigeria on pace for universal digital ID enrollment by 2026, female registrants 44 percent
The number of Nigerians who have enrolled their biometrics for the national identification number (NIN) has reached 75.36 million, as…
Court ruling could expedite issuance of biometric IDs for Turkish Cypriots
There is good news for some Turkish Cypriots who have for many years been denied an ID card or biometric…
CB Insights projects digital wallets will follow trajectory of ‘super-apps’
A research report by CB Insights has posited that the development of ‘super apps’ from single-function digital wallets is fast…
IDSA digital ID security awareness campaign continues with 2022 Identity Management Day
The Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA) plans to use this year’s Identity Management Day billed for April 12 to carry…
Difficulties in registration for Ghana’s digital ID worries lawmakers
The challenges faced by Ghanaians as they struggle to apply for the biometric national digital ID card dubbed the Ghana…
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