NIMC says new digital identity verification channels can solve Nigerian passport backlog
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has called on the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to use alternative digital ID verification…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
UK Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group gets 2022 direction, new members
The UK Biometrics and Forensics Ethics group (BFEG) has received the 2021/2022 commissioning letter from the Home Office Head of…
European Commission allots €2B of funding for AI, quantum, digital skills
The European Commission has adopted a Digital Europe Programme and allotted it €1.98 billion (US$2.25 billion) of funding as part of…
World foundational digital identity systems under review by Privacy International
Privacy International has begun a series of investigations into the technologies behind foundational digital identity systems in place around the world….
States to bear digital ID costs without income from Apple Wallet contracts
Digital ID contracts signed between Apple and each of four U.S. states make taxpayers responsible for the costs of maintaining…
Government digital identity plans advance amid scepticism, lack of awareness
Britons do not feel well informed about common digital identity and biometrics, according to a recently published survey into opinions…
Penalties for Aadhaar violations set as Indian government expands applications
Penalties for hacking, sharing or using Aadhaar data without authorization can be levied by the Unique Identification Authority of India…
Failed institutions incite fear of Mexico’s biometric national ID plan
Centralized biometric databases held by untrusted governments that have not passed robust data protection laws continue to elicit criticism and…
UK’s Government Digital Service gains funding for biometrics, SSO in Autumn budget
The first public prototype of the UK government’s digital identity system One Login is due to be available in April…
UK information commissioner exit interview: post-pandemic privacy, cyberattacks and ministers
In a final interview, Elizabeth Denham, the UK’s outgoing Information Commissioner (ICO) discussed her shock at firms’ lack of preparedness…
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