All-out mobilization in Liberia ahead of pioneer biometric voter registration exercise
Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) is currently engaged in a number of activities as part of its preparations for the…
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Seamfix extends MTN’s biometric SIM registration to 5 more African nations
Telecom provider MTN Group is expanding its biometric SIM registration program into five new countries in Africa through its partnership…
Pakistan in midst of digital census, ‘unprecedented’ change in data policies
Officials with Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority are boasting of a new service intended to put people in charge…
Use of Ghana Card as travel ID gaining traction, Namibia, Botswana follow suit
More than 1,000 Ghanaians travelled into the country from different destinations around the world using their national biometric ID credential…
Kenya Huduma Namba funding almost entirely cut as UPI, digital birth registration begins
The identity landscape in Kenya continues to shift as birth registration goes digital on 1 March and funding for Huduma…
Chipped ID documents expand in Vietnam with passport launch, healthcare use
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security will begin issuing chip-based biometric passports from 1 March in line with exit/entry requirements for…
Better security for Aadhaar fingerprint authentication in place
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has implemented a new two-factor authentication mechanism for Aadhaar fingerprint biometrics. The machine…
Social protection lessons: Indian interoperability, opportunities for private sector
India sees an interoperable future for its economy and African countries could benefit from separating population registers and social protection…
Biometrics used at 98% of Nigerian polls; advocates concerned for safety of voters’ data
Digital rights activists have raised concerns over the safety and security of biometric data collected from millions of Nigerians who…
Kenyan government seeks to differentiate new national digital ID from Huduma Namba
Digital identity will be provided to all Kenyans by February, 2024 so they can more easily access government services, the…
