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News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.

 

Advocacy groups urge US Congress to pass Improving Digital Identity Act

The Better Identity Coalition has joined with the Identity Theft Resource Center and eight other organizations to call on U.S….

 

Ugandan parliament to probe biometric ID card printing contract awarded to Veridos

The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs of the Parliament of Uganda has announced plans to investigate the problems surrounding…

 

Yoti and UK Post Office receive further digital ID certification

Yoti and the United Kingdom Post Office have been certified for additional identity profiles under the Digital Identity & Attributes…

 

Ghana national service officials praise face biometrics onboarding

The facial recognition application used as part of Ghana’s National Service Scheme’s registration process has achieved its  goals, reports Business…

 

Digital ID interoperability features in South Korea-Singapore partnership agreement

Governments of Singapore and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have signed the Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement (KSDPA), which aims to…

 

Scotland plans digital ID pilot for 2023 as One Login is scrutinized

The Scottish government intends to test its new digital identity platform early next year, according to Computer Weekly. The trials…

 

ID.me’s travails are a problem for the biometrics industry

ID.me’s repeated self-congratulations about the intercepting billions in attempted fraud against U.S. state and federal governments do not appear to…

 

Sweden’s digital ID infrastructure should be centralized: DN Debate

Digital ID infrastructure should have higher security levels and is a “core government task” that Sweden should focus on. The…

 

Pangea signs $70M biometric contract with Congo

Israeli firm Pangea has been awarded a government contract by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) worth more than $70…

 

Australia fosters growth of digital ID infrastructure: ForgeRock report

Australian government agencies are increasingly trying to interact with citizens digitally, which will mean more transparency and multi-factor authentication. The…

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