Nigeria sets 5-year biometric enrollment target for whole population to national ID system
Ahead of ID4Africa’s online country profile event on Wednesday September 23, we have dedicated this edition of our overview of…
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Aadhaar biometric authentication expands to good governance measures as state plans welfare fraud crackdown
India’s government continues to expand the role of biometric authentication through the Aadhaar system, issuing rules in the lower chamber…
Red Cross sees benefits and risk in biometrics use for humanitarian operations
Biometrics use in humanitarian contexts should always be accompanied by data protection impact assessments and other safeguards, The International Committee…
Value biometrics over physical credentials to improve inclusion, ID4Africa’s Identity Day panelists argue
Biometrics should be privileged as a source of unique identity assurance over physical documents, and exclusion risk assessments should be…
Biometric passport data may facilitate remote voters’ registration in Philippines
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the Philippines is considering using biometrics to adopt a “no personal appearance” policy for…
Biometric projects to fight fraud and corruption in Africa need to avoid the same traps
Allegations against Semlex in Africa continue to mount as a new exposé of the Belgian firm’s dealings comes to light, this…
Corruption imposes additional barrier to digital identity in South Africa
This is a guest post by Tshepo Magoma, a Yoti Digital Identity Fellow. The level of corruption is the biggest stumbling block…
Biometrics collection from refugees and vulnerable people questioned by analysts
The use of biometrics and digital identity systems in the humanitarian sector remains highly problematic, viewed through a data justice…
Biometrics to help reduce fraud and inefficiency in African public sector budgets, back digital ID in Togo
Southern African neighbors Zimbabwe and Zambia are considering ways to use biometrics to protect government budgets. The former is reducing…
Philippines biometric national ID system pre-registration to start in Q4, prioritize the unbanked
Pre-registration for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) could start as early as October according to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua,…
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