Tanzania urged to regulate digital ID privacy, Zimbabwe to tackle exclusion
The government of Tanzania has been advised to put in place the necessary data protection and oversight regulation in order…
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.
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Idemia’s 1:N face biometric algorithm has again taken the number one spot on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s…
Indonesia, Philippines, Kenya contend with digital inclusion, South Korea extends verification
Authorities in South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Kenya are contending with multiple aspects of digital identity. South Korea plans…
New South Wales’ digital identity advisory council seeks to balance privacy, fraud protection
The government of the Australian State of New South Wales has appointed 18 members to the Digital Identity Ministerial Advisory…
Brazil’s Bahia State contracts $131M facial recognition system to tackle criminality
Bahia State Governor Rui Costa has okayed the disbursement of funds for the deployment of a facial recognition surveillance system…
Remark, CyberLink report strong biometric test grades, Innovatrics touts FRVT value
Remark Holdings says its latest biometric algorithm was among the top five ranked for accuracy with masked faces during a…
Nigerian States begin biometric registration for voters, stalemate persists in Liberia
Nigeria’s Lagos and Osun States have begun biometric data collection within the framework of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise…
Dutch companies merge to provide digital identity for European enterprises
Dutch companies Onegini and iWelcome have merged to become OneWelcome, which is currently providing digital identity services to more than…
Nigeria biometric enrollment for digital ID nears 60M on telco boost
Nigeria’s federal government says well over 59 million people have now been biometrically enrolled for the National Identification Number (NIN)…
UN-supported digital ID, KYC project to boost financial inclusion in Malawi
A project to help the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) put in place a unified database of digital ID and…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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