Slow-going for Belarus’ digital ID document campaign
Dictator-run Belarus, in Eastern Europe, says it has issued 165,000 biometric IDs to citizens and 58,000 to foreign residents. Especially…
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Synesis to appeal EU sanctions over misuse of its facial recognition software
Belarusian biometrics company Synesis is getting its day in court. According to Intelligence Online, the firm will get a hearing…
Law on biometric documents issuance passes first reading in Belarus parliament
Members of the House of Representatives of Belarus have given their first nod to a draft law which seeks to…
Biometric passports coming to Armenia, Nepal, Zimbabwe
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has extended passport issuance, recently only available in the capital Kabul, to seven provinces, and will prioritize…
Governments adding biometrics, digitizing ID worldwide: Zimbabwe passports, China mDLs, Belarus ID cards
National ID continues to go biometric and digital around the world. Zimbabwe’s Civil Registry prepares to go digital with Semlex…
EmpTech supplies biometric passports, ID cards for Belarus
The Republic of Belarus has commenced the issuance of new biometric passports and national identity cards. According to a press…
More sanctions knock Belarus face biometrics firm off center
Having already sanctioned an Eastern European maker of facial recognition tools for their use in political oppression, the European Union…
Police facial recognition use in Belarus, Greece, Myanmar raises rights, data privacy concerns
Facial recognition software developed by Belarusian software design company LLC Synesis and implemented by the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs,…
Belarus mulls introduction of biometric ID documents by April 30
There are plans by the government of Belarus to begin the production of biometric ID documents in order to fight…
One step forward, one back for digital identity plans in Australia
New South Wales’ government has abandoned a plan to roll out a ‘copy solution’ for its mobile driver’s licenses due…
