Nigeria inaugurates committee to spearhead inclusive digital ID drive
A steering committee to man efforts within the framework of Nigeria’s Digital Identification for Development (Nigeria ID4D) project has been…
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2.7M people in India’s Assam state may get digital ID after activation of citizenship law
The biometric data of 27 lakh (2.7 million) people in the northern Indian state of Assam could be unlocked following…
Nigerian authorities investigate illicit digital ID data sale
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission is reassuring citizens and stakeholders that their digital identity data is secure, after a private…
Toddlers to get digital ID in Philippines, Caymans
The Philippines is allowing children four years of age and younger to sign up for the country’s digital ID, the…
Online-only processing of biometric IDs proposed in Israel
Certain Israel biometric IDs would be updatable online under a proposed law presented to that country’s national legislature this week….
Biometrics pilots and protocol interoperability set up scale-ups
Partnerships making biometrics work across protocols and expanding pilot projects are common elements across many of the most-read articles on…
Tennessee’s proposed digital ID bill not necessary for mDL launch
Recently proposed legislation to establish a digital ID in the state of Tennessee may not have been necessary, while users…
Swiss digital identity law approved by parliament lower house
The Swiss parliament is preparing to debate a new law regulating its digital identity, paving the way for the planned…
Smart Engines AI can scan multiple ID documents at once to simplify verification
Software development company Smart Engines has developed AI for multi-document recognition to fight fraud. The AI can recognize dozens of…
Regula rolls out upgraded ID document scanner for border security
Regula, the Latvia-based biometric identity verification and forensics research firm, has released an upgrade to its forensic-level document scanning capabilities…
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