Kazakhstan adds online application pilot to ID document reforms
Kazakhstan has announced a pilot that will speed up identity card and passport issuance by allowing citizens to apply for…
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Researchers propose methods for effective sandboxing in DPI development
A research paper has listed a number of factors that must be considered by governments for the proper conduct of…
Deepfake threats reveal contradictions in Trump administration’s AI governance plan
In March, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced it had received more than 10,000 public…
Strings attached to Sri Lanka’s quest for MOSIP integrator revealed
Expressions of interest will be called for a software integrator for MOSIP (Modular Open-Source Identity Platform), an open-source software system…
Huawei, Hikvision, Dahua face lawsuit for role in Uyghur biometric surveillance
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) – an international organization defending the interest of Uyghur people in and out of China…
Indonesia suspends World, Kenya says delete biometric data
Indonesia has suspended World (formerly “Worldcoin”) and World ID following public complaints. The country’s Ministry of Communication and Digital has…
Biometrics tenders planned for Pakistan, Zimbabwe airports
The Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) is seeking international partners as it prepares to install civil aviation security systems —…
Microsoft is seeing 1M passkey registrations daily
Last week, global companies marked the inaugural World Passkey Day, which replaced World Password Day to highlight safe authentication through…
From starting a business to AML enforcement, LEIs loom large
If you thought paperwork was hard on people, consider the plight of the startup business run by an aspiring entrepreneur….
Austria plans relaunch of e-ID system after criticism
Austria is planning to relaunch its electronic ID system to create a “more user-friendly and simpler” service. In five years,…
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