Malawi fine-tunes preps for biometric voter registration with new system from Smartmatic
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has pledged to effectively address all challenges that cropped up when the country recently piloted…
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Kuwait suspends electronic banking for 60K with biometrics unregistered
Following the September 30 deadline for Kuwaiti citizens to undergo biometric fingerprinting, the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) has…
UN sees positive strides in digital government service delivery
Digital government has made major steps forward around the world over the past two years, according to a new report…
Facial age verification, age estimation coming of age across sectors
A recent webinar hosted as part of the European Association for Biometrics’ (EAB) Lunch Talk series gets opinions on the…
Austroads looks ahead to interoperability with Digital Trust Service beta
On the mobile driver’s license (mDL) file, Austroads has launched the pre-production/beta version of its digital trust service (DTS). A…
Australian privacy commissioner puts facial recognition on watch in new plan
Australia’s Office of the Information Commissioner (OAIC) is prioritizing its role as privacy regulator for the country’s digital ID system,…
Police Scotland urged to be more open on live facial recognition adoption
Police Scotland’s plans to adopt live facial recognition technology have sparked new debates over the implications for public trust, privacy,…
Linking CRVS, national ID systems ‘transformative’ for govts, citizens
The push for civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) and national ID systems to be integrated with each other to…
Visa acquires Featurespace to strengthen fraud detection arsenal
In a bid to strengthen its portfolio of fraud detection and risk management tools, Visa is proceeding with the acquisition…
Details of the Gambia’s national ID card contract plan emerge
The Minister of Interior of The Gambia, Hon Abdoulie Sanyang, says a plan is afoot for a new national ID…
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