Digital identity plans, public and private sector roles taking shape in the Netherlands and Panama
The Dutch government’s approach to digital identity will be based on government issuance and recognition, while Panama has selected Mastercard…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Australian Ministers agree to work on national digital ID data sharing agreement
Data and Digital Ministers in Australia have agreed to work towards an agreement on data sharing and establishing a national…
Enhanced infrastructure to deliver Nigeria’s biometric digital ID planned for NIMC
Nigeria’s Communications and Digital Economy Minister Dr. Isa Pantami says plans are afoot to equip the National Identity Management Commission…
Idemia takes over SA’s delayed biometric project amid allegations of contract irregularities
South Africa’s Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) project has finally been handed over to Idemia as the country’s Department of…
Is the US getting serious about the trade in biometrics?
Two bills have been introduced in the U.S. Congress to end what now is a free-for-all among police and intelligence…
US digital ID regulation coming as feds seek info on mobile driver’s license standards
Rules for minimum technical requirements and security standards for mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) in the U.S are coming, in a…
Cybernetica to provide data layer for digital ID and government services to Palestine
Estonian software company Cybernetica is collaborating with the Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (part of the government of…
Data privacy concerns persist over national digital identity system for Jamaica
Concerns about the safety of personal data to be collected for Jamaica’s National Identity System (NIDS) program have again been…
Colorado debates giving consumers biometric rights, including to sue vendors
A Colorado state representative is pushing a bill he introduced last month that would give people more control over their…
Governments advance digital identity services in Germany, UAE, Seychelles
A number of federal and governmental institutions have recently announced updates to their biometric and digital identity platforms. In Germany,…
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