Digital identity trust frameworks – could ID-free UK show the way?
Details emerged for plans for the UK’s digital identity landscape via a series of talks at London Identity Week on…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Aadhaar biometrics allegedly targeted by Chinese state-sponsored hacker group
TAG-28, a hacker group thought to be supported by the Chinese government, has been attacking the Unique Identification Authority of…
Bangladesh digital ID registration to include biometrics
Bangladesh has announced the collection of citizens’ biometric data for the issuance of digital identification numbers, while over 30 million…
NGI delivers faster results from more biometric modalities with no shopping mall storage
FBI biometrics no longer fill a defunct shopping mall, and requests no longer take months to process, but contactless fingerprints…
Nigerian President wants centralized biometric database before 2023 Polls
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has instructed all federal agencies collecting personal and biometric data…
Just 16 years after Real ID rules were mandated, U.S. states almost getting it right
A changed barcode on Nevada’s new Real ID driving license briefly stumped the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s portable authentication. According…
Jamaican leaders long on eID promises, short on assurances of fairness
Obviously, not all nations are ruled by authoritarian governments, but the way many nations build their digital ID programs can…
Surveillance skeptic nominated to U.S. Federal Trade Commission
The White House wants to draw a harder line on what is appropriate use of biometric surveillance. For his nomination…
UK plans $550M budget for government digital identity update
The United Kingdom’s upcoming digital identity system may cost the country up to £400 million (roughly US$552 million), ComputerWeekly reports….
Kenya’s private sector can push digital identity drive: Estonian leader
The President of Estonia has praised Kenya’s digital identity journey and says she believes the private sector can help push…
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