Govt ID systems enable financial inclusion, and without oversight, surveillance
Biometric databases held by governments form the basis of traditional, centralized digital ID systems, but these system require careful management…
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Pakistan to harmonize govt databases for easier biometric verification, data security
Pakistan will implement a nationwide facial recognition system and also ensure the harmonization of all government databases to make sure…
Biometrics experience, policy and tools must converge to transform lives
Biometrics and technologies for issuing, sharing and delivering services with identity credentials shared the stage with practical, real-world experiences and…
African nations making digital ID gains in the face of common challenges
Several countries in Africa are on the right track with their national digital ID projects, but this is not coming…
Biometrics has been drafted into the battle between AI fraud and AI defenses
Biometrics implementations for public services are expanding in countries around the world, even as AI-enabled fraud and deepfakes threaten online…
Somaliland introduces biometric registration for security forces
Somaliland has launched a biometric registration system for the country’s security forces as part of a government move to modernize…
ROC biometrics post ‘best in the West’ accuracy on latest NIST FRTE evaluation
ROC continues to find success in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) benchmarking. A release says that ROC is…
Ethiopia plans new biometric passport, digital visa launch this month
Information from Ethiopia’s Immigration and Citizen Services (ICS) office has it that the country’s new generation biometric passport as well…
Kenyan President signs Proclamation to facilitate national ID issuance in border communities
President William Ruto of Kenya has signed a Presidential Proclamation on Registration and Issuance of IDs to border counties in…
Emerging biometrics markets draw a crowd
Biometrics startups and giant multinationals collide as each tries to navigate emerging markets in the most-read stories of the week…
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