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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.

 

Good ID awards digital identity efforts of Kenya’s Lawyers Hub, ELSAM and Haki na Sheria

The winners of the Good ID Awards for 2020 have been announced in a virtual event that took place on…

 

Biometric voter verifications for Guinea’s elections secured with IB fingerprint scanners

Integrated Biometrics (IB) says its Kojak PL fingerprint scanners adopted by Innovatrics in the biometric enrollment process for elections in…

 

Corsight AI launches real-time facial recognition that identifies masked faces

Corsight AI has launched a facial recognition solution that has the ability to speedily and accurately identify persons, bypassing obstructions…

 

UNECA expert highlights importance of digital ID for Africa’s post COVID-19 economy

The Lead Advisor for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA’s) Digital Centre of Excellence, Tunde Fafunwa, has explained…

 

New Unisys biometric access control release enhances security and flexibility features

Unisys has announced the release of the latest version of its biometric access control software, Unisys Stealth 6.0, with a…

 

Signzy and Clear appointees to lead biometrics innovation and market development

Biometric authentication providers Signzy and Clear have announced the appointment of new top executives to different positions in the respective…

 

Yoti reports progress in age verification without ID document

Yoti has announced a breakthrough in its anonymous age verification, which enables age checks without referring to an identity document….

 

Oversight board for DHS biometrics use proposed by committee

The Homeland Security Advisory Council of the United States (HSAC) has agreed that a special body should be created with…

 

Uganda to begin nationwide distribution of biometric ID cards to citizens

The National Identification Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA) says it will begin a nationwide process on 23 November to distribute…

 

Onfido’s use of biometric data for bias research meets legal requirements — ICO report

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released the report of regulatory sandbox test carried out with Onfido, which concluded…

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