Standards for biometric surveillance being drafted for ITU by Chinese businesses
Technology companies based in China are working to shape United Nations’ standards for facial recognition, video monitoring, and surveillance of…
Africa
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Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: crime and its prevention, Red Cross blockchain
The theme this week shifts to crime. Biometrics are being used in a new national sex offenders register for Nigeria,…
Biometric smart cards with Next Biometrics’ fingerprint tech tested for African e-government project
An e-government project by an African country is entering the testing phase for biometric smart cards featuring technology jointly developed…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric registration of HIV patients in Kenya, new public healthcare scheme in Côte d’Ivoire
Biometrics for healthcare access comes to the fore this week as a new national healthcare scheme in Côte d’Ivoire moves…
BIO-key launches Africa subsidiary to address growing demand for biometric security
BIO-key has launched a subsidiary in Africa to pursue the large, high-growth opportunity to provide biometric security products across the…
Africa digital ID update: biometrics for voter ID in Niger, SIM registration in Liberia and pot farm security in Lesotho
This week sets a good example of the broadening impact of biometrics and digital ID across Africa. Beyond deals for…
Automotive biometrics and new facial recognition projects top most read identity news this week
Biometric facial recognition deployments for event security at the Olympics, law enforcement around the world, secure area access control and…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric ghost-busting in Ghana, resolving double registration status in Kenya
Kenya dominated digital ID developments this week. What could have been its biggest story – downgrading the new role of…
New African institute to distribute BIO-key biometric security solutions through partner program
The Technology Transfer Institute of Africa (TTI) is the latest to join BIO-key’s Channel Alliance Partner (CAP) program to extend…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometrics for public sector pay, passport and driving license problems
The issue of removing ghost workers from public sector payrolls comes to the fore this week. In Nigeria university staff…
