Digital identity for Nigerian internally displaced persons approved by government
The Nigerian Federal Government has approved two new initiatives fostering the growth of digital identity and the digital economy in…
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Role of biometrics in national identity systems debated in Good ID Twitter chat
National digital ID systems should be focused on the individuals who use them, rather than driven by vendors, and should…
Challenges in Latin American biometric national ID initiatives outlined by Women in Identity
While countries across Latin America have adopted biometrics for their national digital ID schemes, issues with ease of access and…
EU border control aid and connections to biometrics contractors alarm Privacy International
A relatively low-profile biometrics provider is receiving funds supplied as aid by the EU to help build ‘mass biometric systems’…
Australian Government prepares digital identity service to enhance myGov platform
The Australian Federal Government is preparing to integrate its new digital identity service myGovID into a beta of the myGov…
Idemia renews Mauritania contract, signs deal with AOI for biometric device production in Egypt
Idemia has seen its contract with Mauritania’s Ministry of Interior extended for the production of secure documents including identity papers,…
Ghana procures 75k biometric voter verification devices ahead of elections
One of Africa’s most stable democracies, Ghana, has procured nearly 75,000 devices for verification of the biometric identity of citizens…
Indian state brings fingerprint biometrics to doorstep for pensioners
Pensioners in Hyderabad can now submit their Aadhaar-based and biometrics-enabled digital life verification certificates from home through a doorstep service…
Biometric voter registration advances in Albania and Brazil, Aadhaar-based online voting coming to India
The Central Election Committee (CEC) of Albania has approved the purchase of hardware to set up a biometric voter registration…
COVID mission creep could look a lot like anti-terror surveillance expansion — report
A stiff-armed warning about COVID-19 tracing programs and apps from a U.S. political think tank will likely bolster isolationist, anti-government…
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