Pakistan arrests suspects over digital ID fraud in floods cash relief program
There are already reports of fraud related to the distribution of relief funds to victims of recent flooding in Pakistan…
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Indonesian lawmakers pass personal data protection legislation at long last
After nearly six years of back and forth, Indonesia’s parliament has finally passed the country’s data protection bill into law,…
Liberian agencies spar over alleged irregularities of biometric voter card contract decision
The review of Ekemp’s contract to provide biometric voter registry cards for Liberians continues, with back-and-forth communications between the government’s…
Response time of Philippines’ digital ID portal for transport recovering
The Land Transportation Office in Manila, Philippines, announced its Land Transportation Management System portal has recovered following a couple of…
Nigeria commission explains removal of voters from biometric registry and fends off rumors
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission is explaining the removal of millions of partially-registered voters from the registry as incomplete online…
Digitalization moves forward in India with Aadhaar biometrics for more gov services online
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in India has issued a new notification that allows citizens to access…
Advocates still see a lot of danger for individuals using government digital IDs
Devout advocates of digital IDs run the risk of overlooking some significant misuses and bungled security setups. In principle, digital…
Dominican Republic prepares ground for biometric passport project take-off
Prospection for an implementing partner of the Dominican Republic’s new biometric passport has begun, after the President of the Republic…
Ekemp’s Liberian biometric voter card contract rejected by review; verbal sparring ensues
The back-and-forth continues over the procurement of biometric equipment and software to be used in Liberia’s elections, according to the…
Biometrics feature part of Brazil’s integrity test for voting machines
Some voting machines to be used for an integrity test ahead of general elections in Brazil will be activated with…
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