Biometrics to help reduce fraud and inefficiency in African public sector budgets, back digital ID in Togo
Southern African neighbors Zimbabwe and Zambia are considering ways to use biometrics to protect government budgets. The former is reducing…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Philippines biometric national ID system pre-registration to start in Q4, prioritize the unbanked
Pre-registration for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) could start as early as October according to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua,…
Washington wants full slate of biometrics from immigrants
The White House reportedly is preparing a major policy shift, forcing more immigrants and would-be immigrants to submit biometrics including…
Trim the regulation, guide slowpokes, and EU eID might yet rise — think tank
A European tech think tank says there are some things to like in each of several digital identity proposals the…
Biometric ID cards introduced in more European countries, Canada
To improve security and prevent fraud attempts, Malta, Croatia, and Canada’s Northwest Territories announced new, biometrics-enhanced identity documents and driver’s…
China wants covid swabs. Hong Kong fears biometric spying
In a stark example of how authoritarian biometrics policies designed to enforce order can instead cause instability, Hong Kongers are…
Idemia biometrics secures Africa’s largest welfare transfer system as Nigeria unites identity-handling agencies
Potentially big developments in biometrics this week in Nigeria as the agency managing Africa’s largest national identity program is moved…
Nevada agency chooses ID.me’s biometric verification to prevent unemployment claim fraud
Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation (DETR) has partnered with ID.me to implement online biometric identity verification technology on…
TechUK is fed up with the British government’s plodding digital ID efforts
A large and diverse association of UK technology companies is fed up with their government when it comes to the…
Intercede receives Department of State progress order for digital identity management software
After entering a contract with the U.S. Department of State (DoS), Intercede has received an initial progress order for its…
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