Biometrics from birth – South Africa seeks to end child trafficking, welfare fraud
The government of South Africa is investigating biometric technologies and policies to introduce biometrics for infants to tackle child trafficking…
ID for All
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Pakistan steps up biometric registration of Afghan refugees, Taliban permits existing ID
Pakistan has updated the details of 500,000 or more than a third of the registered Afghan refugees living in the…
Move by Liberia to introduce biometrics in 2023 elections meets stonewall
In what looks like a denouement to a long-running standoff related to the introduction of biometrics during Liberia’s 2023 presidential…
Bangladesh digital ID registration to include biometrics
Bangladesh has announced the collection of citizens’ biometric data for the issuance of digital identification numbers, while over 30 million…
Nigerian President wants centralized biometric database before 2023 Polls
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has instructed all federal agencies collecting personal and biometric data…
Trust Stamp tokenized biometrics for Mastercard financial inclusion initiative
Mastercard has chosen Trust Stamp to provide biometric privacy technology for its African financial inclusion initiative with Paycode. The Mastercard…
Digital identity evaluation tools to be turned on Africa
Coinciding with events for International ID Day, the Digital Identities Design and Uses project is launching an evaluation of digital…
Turing Institute on Trustworthy Digital Identity: is the medium overshadowing the message?
The Alan Turing Institute’s inaugural conference on trustworthy digital identity explored the risks to vulnerable populations faced with digital identity…
Liberian Senate seeks consensus on introduction of biometrics for 2023 election
Liberia’s Senate has called on its Joint Committee on Autonomous Agencies and Ways, Means, Finance and Budget to meet with…
Jamaican leaders long on eID promises, short on assurances of fairness
Obviously, not all nations are ruled by authoritarian governments, but the way many nations build their digital ID programs can…
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