Supreme Court upholds Aadhaar but strikes down required use by private sector
Aadhaar has survived its Supreme Court challenge mostly intact, with a five-judge panel ruling that it is constitutionally valid and…
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.
Veridos building new identity document factory in Iraq
Veridos, a joint venture of Giesecke+Devrient and state-owned Bundesdruckerei, is working with the Iraqi Ministry of Interior to build a…
India regulator halts facial biometrics requirements for SIM registration pending imminent court ruling
India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) has decided that facial authentication will not be implemented as a modality for Aadhaar e-KYC…
Gambia’s biometric ID cards ready for distribution October 1
The Gambian National ID card will be rolled out to the public beginning October 1st, 2018. Adama Barrow, President of…
UIDAI funds purchase of biometric enrollment devices for schools
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has earmarked Rs 2 billion (US$28 million) to support the purchase of biometric…
IDMERIT extends biometric identity and onboarding technology in India
IDMERIT has extended its IDMvalidate app for identity authentication through verification of government documents and facial biometrics to India, with…
European Fundamental Rights Agency balks at adding more biometric modalities to identity systems
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is warning of privacy risks imposed by a pair of changes to…
Coalition supporting September 16 as International Identity Day reaches 40 groups
The push for September 16 to be recognized as International Identity Day is continuing to gain momentum with 40 stakeholder…
Conflicting accounts of possible Aadhaar breach as UIDAI extends Virtual ID deadline
The Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) has denied reports that a software patch compromising its system is allowing criminals…
UNICEF Associate Director and Global Chief of Child Protection Cornelius Williams joins ID4Africa Board
ID4Africa has officially announced the addition of UNICEF Associate Director and Global Chief of Child Protection Cornelius Williams to its…
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