Aadhaar biometric authentication: no for social media, yes for targeted benefits, maybe for elections
Government ID, including biometric Aadhaar accounts, cannot be required for social media and email accounts, according to a court decision…
Elections
Biometric systems are being increasingly deployed to ensure a fair and efficient election. These systems include solutions for voter registration, voting, tallying and identification. Common modalities include fingerprint recognition, palm vein recognition, iris recognition and facial recognition.
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometrics for ECOWAS free movement, widespread passport reform
Neighbors Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have come to the fore this week. The two members of the Economic Community of…
Third-party audit shows no discrepancies in biometric remote voting with Voatz app
A third-party audit of voting using the biometric Voatz app for elections in Denver has been completed by the National…
Veridos selected to provide 74M biometric voter ID cards for Mexico
The Mexican Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) has awarded Veridos a contract to design and produce more than 74 million biometric…
Utah County third jurisdiction to pilot Voatz’ biometric elections app
Voatz has signed up Utah County for its biometric-backed mobile voting service to allow religious missionaries and active-duty military personnel…
Iraq extends biometric voter registration for IDPs
The Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq has extended the biometric voter card registration period for internally displaced persons (IDPs)…
Afghanistan approves $15M purchase of 17,865 biometric devices for upcoming elections
Afghanistan’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has approved funding to deploy biometric devices to ensure the integrity of the country’s upcoming…
Voatz raises $7M to increase accessibility and footprint of biometric and blockchain voting app
Biometric mobile voting company Voatz has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round, which it plans to use…
Afghanistan electoral commission asked to reverse decision to register voters without biometrics
A decision by Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) to not use biometrics has been heavily criticized by several mainstream political…
IDEMIA files motion for Judicial Review of Kenyan National Assembly censure
IDEMIA has formally filed a motion for a substantive Judicial Review by Kenya’s High Court of the decision by the…
