Fresh alarm on illegal data harvesting in Nigeria
Digital rights advocacy organization, Paradigm Initiative (PIN), has raised fresh concerns about the surreptitious sale of personal data in Nigeria….
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Uganda to tighten biometric ID database security after data breach claims
The National Database and Registration Authority (NIRA) of Uganda is pledging to strengthen privacy and security measures around the country’s…
Congress moves to tighten oversight of commercial data in intelligence operations
The U.S. House of Representatives just passed version of the Fiscal Year 2026 Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) has buried in…
French privacy agency publishes manga to teach teenagers about identity theft
The French privacy protection agency is taking a creative approach when it comes to educating minors on identity theft. The…
Pentagon’s background check overhaul drags into second decade
The Pentagon’s marquee effort to modernize the federal government’s background investigation system is once again under scrutiny after a decade…
Role of foreign system integrator for Sri Lanka digital ID raising concerns
The Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) in Sri Lanka is raising concerns about the proposed unique digital identity project…
Misconfigured servers expose 252 million identity records across seven nations
A vast trove of more than 252 million identity records has been found exposed on the open Internet in what…
ZeroBiometrics nears patent for rotating, revoking biometrics-derived keys
ZeroBiometrics has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its invention of a novel…
Who would you rather trust with your data – Facebook or Yoti?
Vendors, academics and observers of all sides are weighing in on the publication of the final report for Australia’s Age…
Thai authorities warn over use of World’s iris biometric scanners
Local authorities in Thailand have been put on notice to monitor the use of World’s iris biometric scanning Orbs. Thailand’s…
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