Australia digital ID needs cost analysis and better communications: ASPI
Australia’s new digital identity system could be great, but implementation is key: so says a new policy brief from the…
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More Latin American regulators suspicious of Worldcoin data collection practices
In attempting to establish its World ID protocol and WLD cryptocurrency, much-interrogated iris biometrics scheme Worldcoin may have to settle…
Digital technologies for birth registration must factor in data, gender considerations: APC
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), a network of organizations working for the positive use of the internet and digital…
Malawi’s digital transformation drive faces risks without data protection legislation
Malawi is in full pursuit of its digital transformation drive which includes the construction of a National Data Center with…
W3C issues new technical draft for verifiable credentials standards
The World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Verifiable Credentials Working Group this week issued its Candidate Recommendation Draft of specifications for the…
US Senate takes up bill banning government purchase of Americans’ data
Despite opposition from the White House and law enforcement agencies across the United States, a bipartisan bill that recently was…
Facial recognition reaches more US schools with Singlewire deployments
Biometric systems for school safety and security continue to gain ground in the U.S., with more rollouts unveiled and a…
Worldcoin ecosystem grows as firm faces continued regulatory concerns
Worldcoin is growing its ecosystem, as fraudsters are caught trying to sell accounts and another regulatory investigation begins. A digital…
Data breach exposes 3 billion PII records, class action suits filed
In the last week, at least four class action lawsuits have been filed in response to what has been described…
Wide access to Kenya’s digital ID database too risky: court petitioners
Organizations challenging the constitutionality of Kenya’s Maisha Namba digital ID in court fear for the safety and security of citizens’…
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