More selfie biometrics could ease government and financial service access in UK, Australia, US
A single sign-on for government service access is in development in the UK, Australia’s government has published a case study…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Lord Holmes discusses state of digital identity in the UK
Lord Holmes has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2013. He is also a member of the…
New Zealand close behind Australia in establishing consumer data right legislation
New Zealand Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark plans to create a consumer data right legislation for consumers to…
Canada launches tender to upgrade immigration biometrics system
The Government of Canada has posted a tender notice for a biometric immigration system, inviting industry engagement and feedback on…
Sri Lanka partners with MOSIP to develop its digital ID ecosystem
The Government of Sri Lanka is using MOSIP to design and develop its foundational digital ID system and prepare a…
Digital ID to help target beneficiaries of Philippines aid distribution program
Rolando Bautista, Secretary of the Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development says the PhilID national digital ID will enable…
Renewed attempt to ban biometric monitoring in public housing
Unhappy with the prospect of turning federally subsidized housing into biometric fishbowls occupied by indigent, elderly and disabled citizens, U.S….
Indian farmers’ digital ID proposed as Aadhaar reaches 99 percent adult coverage
India’s Biometric Seafarers Identity Document (BSID) has been integrated with the National Maritime Logistics Portal, which has reduced the issuance…
Nigeria to add 6M students to biometric database for school meal program
Nigeria’s federal government says it is embarking on a nationwide biometric data capture process in order to scale up the…
Digital ID rollout passes 1M cards in Philippines
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says it is planning to roll out a website and offline mechanism for relying parties…
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