Focus on Sahel digital sovereignty gets clearer with Niger’s new biometric ID card
Niger has become the second country of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to launch a new biometric national ID…
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Rollout delays extend Austria’s EES biometrics contract with secunet again
Austria has once again modified its Entry-Exit System (EES) contract with security and biometrics firm secunet, putting the spotlight on…
MOSIP, OpenCRVS develop age verification PoC to help prevent child marriage
A combination of open-source technologies from non-profits has been developed to help governments and communities around the world tackle child…
Sri Lanka building data minimization into digital ID to protect privacy
Purpose limitation and data minimization will be key safeguards for data protection in Sri Lanka as the island nation rolls…
Rwanda races to meet 2027 deadline for digital ID rollout
The Rwandan government says it is eyeing 2027 for the full rollout of its Single Digital ID System (SDID), which…
Apple’s age verification move is bigger than it looks
By Henry Patishman, Executive Vice President Identity Verification Solutions, Regula Apple has introduced age checks for iCloud users in the…
Biometrics providers prepare for emerging wave of biometrics demand
The tremendous commercial opportunity for biometrics is shown in a major provider merger and growing demand from airports to the…
Are we human or are we agents: question proves ‘unexpectedly challenging’
In developing and defining generative AI, humankind has implicitly positioned itself against the emerging Other. For all the dreaming, computers…
Biometrics adoption, inclusion gains depend on bridging the understanding gap
Education is a lifelong process, and emerging technology applications like biometrics payments are often challenging for older people to understand….
ICAO updates e-passport verification platform with advance biometrics sharing options
After more than a decade, the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO has launched an updated version of its e-passport verification…
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