Idemia joins UK pilot with IDway biometrics for digital ID checks against passport data
Idemia is planning to participate in the digital ID pilot being conducted by the UK government, the company has announced,…
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Nigerian State makes digital ID numbers mandatory to access government services
The government of the State of Kaduna in Nigeria has announced that as from May 1, 2021, it will be…
Private sector frustrated with UK government’s digital ID coordination efforts
The confusion around the UK government’s efforts to sunset its Gov.uk Verify digital identity system are analyzed in a Computer…
Rwanda’s new digital ID birth registration system brings services closer to citizens
The ordeal Rwanda parents used to go through to establish birth registration for their children and the difficulty to access…
Egypt integrates FinGo vein biometrics in national ID program
FinGo’s authentication technology using vein biometrics will be deployed in Egypt as part of the country’s national ID program, Mashable…
Digital ID coming to Finland, Germany, and Mexico
Finland, Germany, and Mexico are each continuing to digitize their population management to join the growing global movement towards having…
Indian federal and state government link biometrics and Aadhaar accounts to more services
Biometric authentication of farmers in India can help states increase transparency in produce procurement and improve the prices farmers receive…
Next steps for government digital ID systems considered in UK, Australia, Netherlands
The UK government is planning to set up a single sign-on (SSO) and uniform digital ID system across all government…
UK agency opens final round of challenge to solve biometric data privacy puzzles
The UK government has opened a final competition for grant money to be used on biometric and other digital information…
Smartmatic wins Albania biometric voter registration contract with lone bid
Smartmatic will implement biometric identification technology in Albania’s April elections this year via a US$20 million contract with the Central…
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