New Zealand Privacy Commissioner seeks feedback for Privacy Amendment Bill
New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner is opening up to public consultation on the Privacy Amendment Bill (IPP3A) draft guidance. While the…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
US cybersecurity at a crossroads as Trump admin rewrites federal cyber policy
At the 2025 RSA Conference in San Francisco, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem delivered a blistering keynote that reignited…
One Login 18 steps short of complying with UK national cybersecurity framework
Gov.uk One Login is struggling to satisfy the cybersecurity expectations the Government Digital Service says it is underpinned by, a…
Sri Lanka to call tenders for MOSIP implementation
Tenders for implementation of MOSIP (Modular Open-Source Identity Platform), an open-source software system that will be used to create and…
Tech5 to provide decentralized DPI for Honduras
Having acquired patent protection for its decentralized system for digital identity issuance and verification, Swiss biometrics provider Tech5 has scored…
Digital IDs take root in US as states and federal agencies chart uncertain paths
In January, then-President Joe Biden issued the sweeping Executive Order (EO), Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity, which…
Digital access to social security number promises speed but worries users
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is introducing a new feature that allows individuals with a my Social Security account to…
Mexico gets new biometric national identity document
Mexico’s federal government has gotten the political green light to create a new biometric national identity document – although it…
Twenty years later the REAL ID debate refuses to go away
The states’ pushback against the REAL ID Act has been one of the most enduring, complex, and quietly significant battles…
Policy experts question EU’s AI plan and Eurostack
Geopolitical uncertainties have inspired calls in the EU for more technological sovereignty with the economic bloc releasing a new AI…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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