MOSIP, OpenG2P partner on digital ID solution for smooth service delivery
Open-source digital ID provider MOSIP and digital public goods organization OpenG2P say they are bringing together their solutions in the…
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.
Academic researchers pitch benefits of community-created digital IDs
Three academics from Portugal think they have found a way to create interoperable, national digital ID systems that do not…
Vietnam, Kenya, Philippines expanding digital ID uses in different sectors
The government of Vietnam has highlighted the importance of its population data resource as a tool for creating a digital…
Scottish COVID status app non-compliant with privacy rules, government reprimanded
Both the Scottish government and National Health Service (NHS) National Services Scotland have been publicly reprimanded by the UK Information…
WEF pushes data intermediaries for privacy protection; pushing for details would be better
A new think piece promotes the idea of data intermediaries that would operate between individuals and any organization that covets…
German court escalates ID card fingerprints requirement to European Court of Justice
A local court in Germany has referred a case involving legal action against the obligation to store fingerprint biometrics on…
Tender launched for European digital identity wallet pilots
The European Commission announced the impending launch of at least four large-scale pilots to test the deployment of the European…
Nigeria on pace for universal digital ID enrollment by 2026, female registrants 44 percent
The number of Nigerians who have enrolled their biometrics for the national identification number (NIN) has reached 75.36 million, as…
Court ruling could expedite issuance of biometric IDs for Turkish Cypriots
There is good news for some Turkish Cypriots who have for many years been denied an ID card or biometric…
Online biometric authentication and interoperability talks to advance digital identity ecosystems
Another major biometrics funding announcement, this one in support of Beyond Identity’s passwordless technologies including behavioral biometrics, cracks the top…
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