DoD awards contract for deepfake detection to Hive
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a U$2.4 million contract for deepfake detection of video, image, and audio content…
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PNG unveils national digital identity policy
As part of its digital modernization efforts, Papua New Guinea (PNG) has released its National Digital Identity Policy 2024, introduced…
Indonesia ramps up digital transformation efforts with new AI data center park
Indonesia is getting its first sovereign AI data center. A joint venture between Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOD), Lintasarta and BDx…
Morocco digitalizing social protection delivery system with $70M from World Bank
The World Bank has approved $70 million for the Morocco Second Identity and Targeting for Social Protection project, aimed at…
FBI looking at biometric matching algorithms for NGI, issues RFI
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) in Clarksburg, West Virginia issued a Request for…
DHS fears digital injection attacks, seeks solution to secure live video streams
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has identified the need for innovative software solutions to counter the growing threats…
Switzerland may get its e-ID soon
Switzerland is getting closer to its national digital identity. On Monday, the Swiss parliament’s lower house, the National Council, accepted…
Austroads preps to scale Digital Trust Service after mDL testing success
Austroads has declared its Digital Trust Service (DTS) to enable the use of mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) for attribute and…
Dominican Republic biometric passport plans advance, supplier to front costs
The Dominican Republic is preparing to launch its biometric passports with embedded electronic chips to replace the machine-readable version, with…
Ghana upgrades to chip-embedded passport for enhanced security
Ghana has rolled out an upgraded version of its passport which is embedded with a microprocessor chip containing the holder’s…
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