Ethiopia to enroll all refugees in new biometric system by end of 2018
Ethiopia is carrying out a large-scale biometric enrollment project for refugees to deliver better protection and assistance to them in…
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.
Online publication of Aadhaar info not a security breach, UIDAI says
Media reports suggesting sensitive Aadhaar data has been breached are an inaccurate representation of fact, the Unique Identification Authority of…
Secure Identity Alliance welcomes ID4Africa as advisory observer
ID4Africa has joined the Secure Identity Alliance as an Advisory Observer. ID4Africa will support the Secure Identity Alliance’s work advocating…
9M enrolled in Malawi identity program
Nine million Malawians have been successfully registered in the country’s nationwide identity program using biometric registration kits from Laxton Group….
Biometric ID program for displaced Rohingya completes first phase
A UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) program to count families among displaced Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and identify individuals with biometric…
Jamaica’s senate expected to pass national ID and registration bill
Jamaica’s National Identification and Registration Act, 2017, which seeks to establish an identification system for citizens and residents, is expected…
UIDAI proposes payments regulator to prevent conflict of interest
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the the governing body for Aadhaar, is calling for a “payments system regulator”…
African national biometric programs tackle scale challenges
Several African nations at different stages of their biometric registration processes have recently announced new efforts to improve their identity…
Six states will trial digital driver’s license tests in 2018
The governments of six states — including Iowa, Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Wyoming — will begin trialing digital…
Petition says linking Aadhaar with bank accounts violates right to privacy
A new petition has been filed against Aadhaar in India’s Supreme Court, challenging Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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