UNHCR salutes African govts’ pledge to accelerate digital ID action for forcibly displaced
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has lauded the willingness by some African governments to…
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Face ID component-maker’s plant could close as Apple ends orders
The future of Coherent‘s facility in County Durham, England is in jeopardy following the loss of its primary customer, Apple….
Privacy International warns that biometrics at sports stadiums infringe on human rights
The use of facial recognition at sports stadiums and arenas represents a threat to people’s rights to privacy and to…
Mastercard aims to deliver digital identity, access for 100M in Africa
Mastercard is doubling down on spreading its Community Pass, a digital platform that holds a digital ID and wallet in…
DPI critical to effective digital transformation in government
Robert Opp, chief digital officer of UNDP emphasizes the importance of viewing DPI as the digital equivalent of physical infrastructure,…
Age verification comes to social media as age of unregulated use nears an end
If trends continue, social media is set to follow in the path of cigarettes: an activity benefitting early from lax…
AI can save UK govt £40B annually, revolutionize public services: Blair Institute
AI will soon be used to pre-check applications for correct information, triage cases by calculating complexity and routing them appropriately,…
Papua New Guinea completes national data protection and governance policy
The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology has announced the completion of the national data protection and governance policy, marking…
Interpol issues call for biometrics firm to provide mobile data collection devices
Interpol has issued a tender for mobile biometric collection (MBC) devices for collecting fingerprints and facial images. Specifically, the project…
ICE, CBP sued for details on migrant data sharing agreements
Digital rights advocacy group Access Now is suing the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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