Digital ID back on the table in UK as a way to manage migration
Digital ID programs have a patchy history in the UK. First pushed by Tony Blair’s Labour government in the mid-2000s,…
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Majority of UK SMEs in favour of Digital Company ID service for efficiency
Research commissioned by the Center for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has found that more than 80 percent of Small…
EU looks to Australia in considering age restrictions on social media
Europe could soon follow Australia in restricting kids under 16 from creating social media accounts. In her annual speech to…
Aware adds active PAD precision with new biometric liveness detection capability
A new biometric liveness detection has been unveiled by Aware that combines the speed of passive liveness checks and the…
Germany remains priority for DocuSign as it launches new product with IDnow
DocuSign is joining hands with German identity verification firm IDnow to target regulated industries in the German market with a…
Over 3.5M enroll as continuous biometric voter registration begins in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that more than 3.5 million citizens have enrolled on the electoral register…
Cameroon signals urgency on biometric voter ID collection as presidential vote nears
Calls are multiplying from officials of Cameroon’s elections management agency (ELECAM) across the country for registered voters to take possession…
Syrian NGO looks to digital identity infrastructure to rebuild post-Assad
Syria was held under the oppressive rule of its former dictator for 14 long years. Its people suffered human rights…
New UK tech secretary takes over major online safety initiatives
In the midst of implementing a controversial new law and navigating a major diplomatic assault from the U.S., the UK…
Synolo introduces contact fingerprint top for contactless biometric scanner
Synolo Biometrics is launching a new aperture, or top attachment, with a prism for its portable platen-free fingerprint biometric scanner…
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