Maryland and Utah consider restricting ICE use of facial recognition on drivers license databases
A bill has been introduced in the Maryland General Assembly which would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to obtain…
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.
European Commission to introduce biometric residence permits for British nationals in the EU
By the end of this year when the Brexit transition is complete, the European Commission wants to introduce an EU-wide…
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: savings and costs in Nigeria, divisions in Tanzania, Ghana
Once again, Nigeria dominates the biometrics news agenda in Africa and this week; even a university has resorted to biometric…
UAE, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Western Balkans in passport and border biometrics news
The Federal Customs Authority (FCA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is launching a Smart Mobile Passenger Inspection Unit which…
Priorities of identity for development in Africa to be debated at ID4Africa 2020
Details on the agenda for the upcoming ID4Africa 2020 annual meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco are being shared in a series…
Mozilla white paper urges open approach to national biometric ID
The Mozilla Foundation has some strong opinions and recommendations for national biometric ID projects. The 36-page white paper, “From Openness…
Smart-ID registration with remote biometrics launches with SK ID, iProov partnership
SK ID Solutions has announced facial biometric registration for Smart-ID accounts, combining smartphones’ NFC capabilities with biometric passports and identity…
Governments slowly coming around to IDSPs for digital identity schemes
Governments are starting to pay more attention to digital identity. In their digital identification scheme development process, governments have two…
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: mass enrollments, closed borders and system failures
While Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Chad either launched or announced mass enrollments for biometric civil registrations, the system in…
India details plans for biometric authentication with different modalities for remote voters
In an effort to improve the remote voting process and conclusively identify migrant voters, the Election Commission (EC) of India…
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