Kenya’s private sector can push digital identity drive: Estonian leader
The President of Estonia has praised Kenya’s digital identity journey and says she believes the private sector can help push…
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.
Brahmarsk launches face biometrics API tolerant of pandemic-related occlusions
Brahmarsk, an information and technology solutions company serving security purposes, has announced the unveiling of TrustIDConnect, an API that facilitates…
iiDENTIFii and iProov tout successful biometric ID verification partnership
iiDENTIFii says its engagement as the lead Africa partner of iProov for biometric identity verification and authentication services in South…
Kenyans, Cameroonians reminded to pick up their biometric IDs
Kenyan authorities are calling on citizens to clear the backlog of uncollected biometric national identity cards, known as the Huduma…
Nigeria to require face, fingerprint biometrics for Anambra State election
A system that will combine fingerprint and face biometrics for identity verification will be required to verify voters during Governorship…
No privacy impact assessment for biometrics at Indian exam centers
The National Testing Agency (NTA) of India failed to carry out an impact assessment study for two facial recognition projects…
South Africa’s government urged to make digital identity development a priority
A report commissioned by financial services company BankservAfrica and conducted by accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has called on the government…
Nigeria and Pakistan fining telcos for default on biometric SIM identification
Pakistan has slammed fines on some telecommunication companies operating in the country for failing to ensure phone users identity their…
Costa Rica plans biometric passport launch by next year
The government of Costa Rica has announced that newly designed passports, which will integrate biometric technology, will go into effect…
Facebook disables feature after algorithm racism incident
Facebook has apologized and disabled an artificial intelligence algorithm said to be at the origin of a popped-up message labelling…
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