Malaysia’s digital ID enrollment postponed, mDL faces glitches
Malaysia’s digital identity project MyDigital ID is postponing enrollment for the public until May. That same month, financial institutions, including…
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Philippines probes national ID database breach claim after false alarm
The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) has cleared the air that the country’s national ID database suffered no leaks following a…
Ethiopia parliament okays data protection legislation as digital ID efforts ramp up
A piece of legislation which sets out a robust legal template for data protection in Ethiopia has got the nod…
Public sector biometrics back national gains despite staggered adoption
Government biometrics projects and approvals of digital ID technologies made up most of the top news stories on Biometric Update…
Digital ID at center of Europe’s data sharing changes: report
As the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet inches closer to reality, organizations are trying to grasp how the project and…
AuthenticID and Anonybit founders demystify privacy-centric biometric authentication
An epidemic of data breaches has created a situation in which businesses and consumers are simultaneously worried about protecting themselves…
Sri Lanka fosters continued collaboration with India as country sees DPI successes
At the end of March in Colombo, the High Commission of India and the Ministry of Technology, Government of Sri…
US healthcare industry in a ‘mad dash’ toward digital transformation
The quest to simplify patient healthcare records is its own miniature saga in technological history, and advances in decentralized digital…
AVPA calls UK government to legalize digital age assurance
An age verification trade organization is urging the UK government to swiftly adopt regulations allowing stores to use age assurance…
New Zealand’s privacy watchdog investigating facial recognition, promises tougher regulation
New Zealand’s privacy watchdog wants tougher regulation covering the use of biometrics and AI technology such as facial recognition. New…
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