Academics call on New Zealand to regulate AI as Brookings issues guidance
A pair of academics from the University of Otago are calling for the New Zealand government to establish a new…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Digital ID in Africa this week: demand for national biometric projects challenge capacities
Biometrics were firmly a part of the continental conversation in parts of Africa this week. In Kenya, at the start…
Online identity checks criticized as UK trials government services access system
The UK’s incoming “porn block” is a test of a system of digital identity checks which could soon restrict everything…
Accurate Biometrics wins fingerprint background checks contract for the State of South Carolina
Accurate Biometrics has been awarded a contract with the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation for receiving, storing…
Digital ID in Africa this week: Huduma Namba lineups, Liberia verification roll out, biometric voting in SA
Governments press ahead across Africa to increase the uptake of digital ID and biometrics. Kenyans lined up ahead of the…
ICE seeks proposals for biometric tracking tech as alternative to immigrant detention
Immigrants in the U.S. could be tracked with biometric technology or GPS monitoring instead of being detained in government facilities,…
Digitizing Africa: the Transform Africa summit and leading voices
A blueprint for digital economies and MOUs signed with Inmarsat and French consultancy Tactis – some of the outcomes of…
Mix of politics in U.S and UK with investment in biometrics draws concern and criticism
A pair of biometrics companies are receiving attention for the political connections of investors. Two investors who run private equity…
Digital ID in Africa this week: Kenya’s biometric ID scheme, blockchain for refugees, universal health and moonlighting officials
Developments in digital ID across Africa this week include positive steps in Senegal to use digital platforms to rapidly reach…
Biometrics Institute launches updated Privacy Guidelines to include GDPR and AI developments
The Biometrics Institute is observing Privacy Awareness Week by updating its Privacy Guidelines to provide universal direction on biometric privacy,…
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