Biometric system for vehicle sale in Pakistan’s Punjab faces forgery issues
Complaints have emerged in the Pakistani state of Punjab that a biometric verification system put in place by the state…
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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.
Civil society coalition sues Ugandan government, alleging digital ID exclusion
A coalition of civil society organizations in Uganda have filed a lawsuit against the government alleging that the national digital…
U.S. gov’t gets an earful on biometric data policy. It’s not the first earful….
Another day, another unambiguous message to government officials and business executives about biometric data — hands off. Individuals should govern…
Zimbabwe opts for biometrics to fight fraud in issuance of land title deeds
Residents of the Zimbabwean town of Epworth are looking forward to receiving biometric land title deeds as the government in…
South Africa’s Home Affairs and EOH set for arbitration over $27M biometrics contract
Counter claims between the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed EOH tech group continue over a R400 million…
Kenya wants to use Huduma Namba digital ID system to tackle tax evasion
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is hoping lawmakers can give their nod on proposed further amendments to the Huduma Namba…
Biden urged to consider federal digital identity framework
United States President Joe Biden has been advised to consider putting in place a nationwide digital identity framework as one…
Stakeholders review Ethiopia’s proposed digital ID legislative framework
The draft Public Proclamation of Ethiopia’s Digital Identification Program has come under review during the second in a series of…
GSA finds ‘bias’ in facial recognition errors, plans tests but no deployment
Tests conducted by America’s General Services Administration have shown higher false rejection rates in face biometric systems for African Americans…
Estonia to support Mongolia’s transition to digital government
An Estonian non-profit will help Mongolia’s digital infrastructure get up to speed as part of a memorandum of understanding signed…
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