Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: increasing CCTV surveillance, new ID document contracts
Madagascar and Zimbabwe seem to be shifting toward far greater government surveillance with public CCTV networks, according to reports this…
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New approaches to identity altering government operations to take the spotlight at ID4Africa 2020
Several large-scale identity projects have been launched in Africa over the past several years, and as many governments consider how…
Australia to roll out digital IDs’ biometric features for public testing in 2020
Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has announced the biometric component of its digital ID will be released for public testing…
Aadhaar’s architect discusses what went into world’s biggest biometric repository
“Open digital infrastructure has hugely helped societies access information, products, knowledge, and collaborate better with each other,” said Dr. Pramod…
Estonia’s platform seen as poster child for successful digital ID verification
Digital experts from 16 countries discussed digital ID verification platforms and their struggles at the Global Government Forum’s first Digital…
ICAO publishes Master List of digital certificates for biometric passport authentication
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has issued an online “Master List” of biometric passport authentication certificates to strengthen border…
Sovrin Foundation and IDnow explore digital ID specialties as new age verification service launched
The Sovrin Foundation says it is leading to world towards adoption of self-sovereign identity (SSI) to provide digital identities for…
GET Group NA upgrades biometric identity management platform for end-to-end credentials
GET Group North America has released an upgraded version of its CoreID Identity Management System (IDMS) for biometric identity authentication…
Tessi to provide ID document data capturing from new partner Smart Engines to European enterprises
Smart Engines has formed a technology partnership with France-based Tessi, which will offer the Russian AI company’s document data management…
TSA deploys new credential authentication tech for checkpoint screening
A Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) system first piloted at Boston Logan Airport during the past year is now being rolled…
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