Plans for digital IDs need to focus on what isn’t yet known
A proposed five-point plan for making digital identities — and anticipated follow-on societal benefits — succeeds where so many similar…
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.
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Photo by Paz B. “The lack of jobs is a crime” – March 2020 – Mar del Plata, Argentina This…
Nigeria’s national biometric ID proposed to go digital, add DNA
Biometrics news in Africa was dominated by a pair of stories from West Africa’s largest nations this week. The results…
Biometrics companies innovating for a range of use cases amid solid financial conditions
Growth prospects for biometrics companies and optimism for the potential of new technologies are the themes of the week’s top…
South Korea boasts 1 million digital driver’s license app users, plans to expand digital ID use
Over 1 million South Koreans have downloaded the digital driver’s license app, the Korea Herald reports, citing information released by…
Philippines pilots pre-registration for biometric national ID program as private digital ID systems grow
A pilot project to collect all information other than biometrics needed for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) national ID program…
Consultation on Malaysia’s biometric national digital ID plan closes, border control integration considered
A public consultation by Malaysia’s government on its proposed national biometric digital ID system has closed, Enterprise IT News reports, even…
Voluntary Aadhaar biometrics use expanded to more government services, but advocates worry about exclusion
The use of Aadhaar biometrics is expanding to prevent social welfare fraud, enable innovation and pass on knowledge, and for…
Thales-led consortium delivers Thailand’s new biometric passports
Thailand has officially launched a new passport with embedded biometrics, produced by a consortium including Thales. The e-passport has been…
Mvine, iProov release privacy compliant biometric digital health credential prototype in UK
A digital health credential for COVID-19 status secured with iProov biometrics may be available soon. London-based Mvine has released an…
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