India reports 1.38B Aadhaar numbers generated
India’s minister of state for electronic and information technology, Shri Jitin Prasada, says that to date, 1.38 billion Aadhaar numbers…
Civil / National ID
Civil ID is used to identify or verify the identity of individuals when interacting with governments, though increasingly it is also used for regulated private industries, such as mobile phone accounts. Government examples of civil ID use could include document issuance, border management, voter registration or employment background checks. Find Civil ID solutions here.
Uganda to issue alien ID cards with new enrollment software
The Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA), Rosemary Kisembo, says the enrollment of aliens…
Thales wins Sri Lanka’s biometric passport contract, Dominican taking bids
Thales and local partner Just in Time Technologies (JITT) have been awarded the contract to supply Sri Lanka’s biometric passports,…
Nigeria undertakes reforms to strengthen national digital ID legal framework
Legislation that will usher in a new dispensation for legal and digital identity management in Nigeria is being studied in…
Cameroon partners with La Francophonie to issue 500,000 birth certificates
The National Civil Status Registration Office (BUNEC) of Cameroon plans to issue 500,000 birth certificates in a special campaign supported…
Worldcoin biometrics collection faces a fine in Argentina, lines in Singapore
A provincial authority in Buenos Aires, Argentina has hit Worldcoin Foundation with a fine and ordered it to strike multiple…
RNS.ID provides decentralized ID protocol for Palau on Solana
U.S. citizens looking for a brief sojourn away from the churn of American politics should consider Palau, where RNS.ID offers…
How credential service providers can modernize online government services
By Christine Owen, Field CTO for 1Kosmos At the heart of modern government is the concept of ready and equitable…
Australia’s digital ID must put cybersecurity first, says Law Council
Australia’s upcoming national digital ID must represent the “gold standard” when it comes to privacy and cybersecurity, the Law Council…
Biometrics enabling explosive identity verification growth
Biometric identity verification is increasing in frequency, becoming a regular part of life in more countries and industries, as seen…
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