Jamaica invests in biometrics to fight election fraud
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has upgraded its biometric identification system. The new automated biometric identification system (ABIS) will…
Elections
Biometric systems are being increasingly deployed to ensure a fair and efficient election. These systems include identification solutions for voter registration, voting, tallying and identification. Common modalities include fingerprint recognition, palm vein recognition, iris recognition and facial recognition. Mobile voting systems are also included.
Philippines wants to add iris biometrics to tackle double voter registration
As part of efforts to reduce the rate of double registrations during voter enrollment, the Commission on Elections of the…
No shortage of fumbling in the dark to neuter deepfakes
An article in a UK politics trade publication sees domestic lawmakers deliberately ignoring the dangers posed by deepfakes. Maybe to…
India using face biometrics to fight fraud in voting and mobile registration
Indian officials across India are increasingly using facial recognition to identify fraud in elections and SIM card registrations. The State…
Zimbabweans verify entries on voter’s roll after criticized biometric registration
Zimbabwean citizens who have registered to vote in the upcoming general elections had until May 31 to crosscheck the information…
Data clean-up underway after biometric voter registration exercise in Liberia
Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) says it is working to clean up data it collected during the recently concluded biometric…
Papua New Guinea could be heading for a country-wide digital identity system ‘by 2025’
Papua New Guinea could be heading for a country-wide digital identity system by 2025 according to statements from two of…
Biometrics uncover voter ID fraud in Philippines
Election officials say fingerprint scans have detected 400,000 extra voter registrations in the Philippines. The ongoing count reportedly could reach…
India’s election commission to implement biometric voting for local elections
The Election Commission (EC) of India has announced intentions to equip polling booths in the state of Karnataka with face…
UK’s first vote with photo ID requirement in the books; people turned away
Products in search of a problem are nothing new, but biometric identification employed to eliminate voter fraud in developed economies…
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