Nearly half of African countries lack proper safeguards for biometric data collection
New research by ICT think tank CIPESA has exposed how many African governments collect, store and manage biometric data of…
Search Results for: Gabon
Tech5 to demonstrate MOSIP integration at ID4Africa 2022
Tech5 will demonstrate the integration of its biometric technology with the MOSIP open-source digital identity platform at the ID4Africa 2022…
FinGo unveils vein biometrics-based vending machines with age verification
FinGo has completed the integration of its biometric payment and age verification technology into a new vending machine solution. The…
ID4D report: 2022 to see significant progress towards ‘paradigm shift’ in digital ID
The World Bank Group’s ID4D (Identity for Development) division continued to work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic on projects and research across…
Concerns raised in Zimbabwe as Semlex wins biometric passport contract
Some Zimbabweans, including political party officials, are raising worries following the award of a contract for the production of the…
ID4Africa webinar shows gradual shift of digital ID systems in Africa towards individual control beginning
Should national identity schemes, biometrics-backed or otherwise, use a single unique digital ID number to identify people for different services,…
OSIA Advisory Committee sets priorities for open standard biometric systems development
The priorities agreed to at the first meeting of the SIA-launched OSIA Advisory Committee have been announced by the organization,…
Biometrics and digital ID in Africa: GenKey in Niger, Securiport in CAR, new reseller partner for Daon in SA
Heading into a new decade there’s a clear theme in Africa’s digital ID sphere: looming deadlines. First up is Tanzania’s…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric ID progress in Liberia, Idemia deal in Guinea
This has been West Africa’s week in digital ID news. Liberia may be adding a few more people to its…
Harmful application of deepfakes ‘growing rapidly online,’ new report warns
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation banning distribution of deepfake videos and pictures of political candidates within 60 days…
