South Africa’s birth registration system challenged over ‘unconstitutional’ requirements
South African human rights organization the Legal Resources Center (LRC) has initiated a legal challenge against the country’s Department of…
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.
EU moves into negotiations on legal framework for digital identity, wallet plan
The political process is moving ahead on the European Digital Identity, reports Euractiv, with the EU Parliament adopting a mandate…
Worldcoin says SDK lets you prove you’re a human online. Coins not included
Worldcoin’s dream of providing biometrically unique “proof of personhood” for the entire globe takes a step forward with the release…
Slow-going for Belarus’ digital ID document campaign
Dictator-run Belarus, in Eastern Europe, says it has issued 165,000 biometric IDs to citizens and 58,000 to foreign residents. Especially…
Mexican lawmakers grant Interior Ministry control over biometric data, spark controversy
The Chamber of Deputies approved the General Law for the Operation of Civil Registries, granting the Ministry of the Interior…
Digital identity interest group forms with initial meeting at the LSE
Experts on digital identity and intersecting disciplines gathered at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) this week,…
US govt targets standards harmonization in digital ID; New York wants its own
A pair of new developments could give digital IDs a nudge forward in the United States. The National Institute of…
MPs bicker over move to make Ghana Card sole ID for biometric voter registration
A proposal for the amendment of Ghana’s electoral law to make the Ghana Card the only ID document to confirm…
Zimbabwe organizes ID card campaign to enroll more voters
The department of civil registration of Zimbabwe is running a special campaign aimed at issuing birth certificates and national ID…
Thales partners with IDScan.net to fight fake ID fraud, underage drinking
French conglomerate and identity technology giant Thales has joined forces with IDScan.net to develop products aimed at tackling fraud and…
