Idemia takes over SA’s delayed biometric project amid allegations of contract irregularities
South Africa’s Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) project has finally been handed over to Idemia as the country’s Department of…
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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.
Applied Recognition brings biometric binding to Sovrin Foundation credentials
A partnership with Applied Recognition will allow the Sovrin Foundation to deliver biometric binding to enhance the privacy and security…
SecuGen unveils new multi-function fingerprint biometric system
SecuGen has released the Unity 20 Serial, an ultra-compact, RS232 serial interface and multi-function fingerprint system, replacing the previous ID-Serial biometric…
Philippines biometric national ID project advances with 28M Phase One registrants
Up to 28 million Filipinos participated in the first phase of registration for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) which seeks…
Tackling the infant ID problem with fingerprint biometrics
A team of researchers from the Michigan State University (MSU) is advocating the adoption of fingerprint biometrics for children of…
New SIM card registrations with biometric ID number resume in Nigeria
Nigeria’s federal government has lifted a ban on the registration of new SIM cards, with the biometrics-based national identification number…
Nepal Parliamentary Committee mandates use of biometrics to identify unclaimed bodies
The Ministry of Home Affairs of Nepal has been instructed to speed up the issuance of biometric ID cards and…
Data privacy concerns persist over national digital identity system for Jamaica
Concerns about the safety of personal data to be collected for Jamaica’s National Identity System (NIDS) program have again been…
Tascent gets device certification for biometric ID enrollment in Nigeria, unveils two new mobile SDKs
Tascent has released two software development kits (SDKs) – the Mobile Face and the Mobile Device SDKs – with the…
BIO-key cloud-based IDaaS platform popular in California community college system
BIO-key is expanding its reach within the higher education community in California as Mendocino College is the latest there to…
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