Australia’s myGov digital ID lost $2B due to scams this year
The number of scams targeting Australia’s MyGov digital identity scheme has “increased dramatically,” with losses reaching AU$3.1 billion (US$2 billion)…
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Greece adding more ID documents to government digital wallet
Greece’s Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou says two new documents, namely the car registration license and the biometric passport, will…
US cedes markets for oppressive biometric surveillance goods to others
The U.S. government no longer will offer incentives to domestic companies selling biometric surveillance and related goods to other nations…
Denmark shifts to MitID as legacy digital ID becomes inactive at midnight, Nov. 1
NemID, Denmark’s national digital ID system, will stop working tonight at midnight, completing the nation’s shift to the more secure…
Australia’s biometric, ID verification systems have been operating illegally for 4 years
A rather significant legal oversight means that hundreds of millions of ID document and biometrics checks processed through the government…
Nepal’s takeover of Migrant Resource Centres highlights digital transformation challenge
In Nepal, Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) are located outside of passport offices to serve applicants before they move on to…
Pushing for digital IDs that accommodate Australia’s First Nations people
The Australian federal government continues to struggle with digital IDs that make it easy for First Nations people to access…
As Australia’s national digital ID marches on, myGov and NSW digital ID face delays
As Australia moves closer to creating a national digital identity, the question of what will happen to the country’s previous…
Australia’s digital ID should give power over data to users: Govt advisor
Australia’s upcoming digital identity system should allow its users to decide what sort of data they wish to share, says…
$10M TSA identity verification contract goes to Agile
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has awarded at $10.2 million, 60-month ID verification contract to the sole bidder, Agile Decision…
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