Up to 28 million Filipinos participated in the first phase of registration for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) which seeks…
ID for All
UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 calls for legal identity for all by 2030. Read Biometric Update news and in-depth features about digital identity projects in developing countries.
New SIM card registrations with biometric ID number resume in Nigeria
Nigeria’s federal government has lifted a ban on the registration of new SIM cards, with the biometrics-based national identification number…
Data privacy concerns persist over national digital identity system for Jamaica
Concerns about the safety of personal data to be collected for Jamaica’s National Identity System (NIDS) program have again been…
ID4Africa panel urges caution, debates trust framework for digital vaccine certificates
Some governments have begun accepting international travelers with digital proof of their health status. Questions around how these digital health…
Digital ID programs are only as good as the planning that goes into them, say activists
Having bought into promises of a rapid economic rise with digital IDs, nations, particularly developing countries in the southern hemisphere,…
Balancing the ‘power over’ and ‘power to’ when it comes to biometrics and humanitarian aid
Incessant debate in research circles about how best to deliver global humanitarian aid is not pausing when it comes to…
Togo to reveal biometric civil ID project tender details
Togo’s National Identification Agency (ANID) is holding a webinar on April 2, 2021 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm (UT) to…
Nigerian court orders extension of biometric ID registration deadlines
The deadline for Nigerians to procure and integrate the biometrics-based National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM cards as directed…
GSMA recommends careful digital identity use for more effective subsidy programs
Programs where subsidies for utilities or other essentials can be delivered via a direct link to a digital identity or…
India’s Supreme Court demands answers on Aadhaar biometrics and canceled rations cards
India’s national biometric identity system Aadhaar has been steadily increasing links with a number of public services across India in…
