US GSA requests info on ID proofing market to meet NIST standard
A market survey for ID proofing has been posted by the U.S. General Services Administration to set up future purchases….
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Australia’s myGov digital ID lost $2B due to scams this year
The number of scams targeting Australia’s MyGov digital identity scheme has “increased dramatically,” with losses reaching AU$3.1 billion (US$2 billion)…
Greece adding more ID documents to government digital wallet
Greece’s Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou says two new documents, namely the car registration license and the biometric passport, will…
Verimi touts digital vehicle registration, but a big name partner may be backing away
Berlin-based digital ID wallet provider Verimi is touting its fully digital vehicle registration system, which issues a provisional digital registration…
Pushing for digital IDs that accommodate Australia’s First Nations people
The Australian federal government continues to struggle with digital IDs that make it easy for First Nations people to access…
Jamaica embracing digital transformation, revises national ID draft regulation
Jamaican government officials say they will factor in proposals made by members of the public and the private sector to…
Ugandan rights advocate urges Africa to look inwards when choosing biometrics tech for elections
Crispin Kaheru, a member of the Uganda Human Rights Commission, has praised the increasing role technologies such as biometrics play…
Australia’s digital ID should give power over data to users: Govt advisor
Australia’s upcoming digital identity system should allow its users to decide what sort of data they wish to share, says…
Nigeria’s former digital ID chief says more funding needed to push expansion efforts
The outgoing director general of Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, says there is need for…
Some Barbadians resisting digital ID that’s still in planning stage
The Caribbean island nation of Barbados is pressing ahead with its digital ID plans despite some friction among citizens. Speaking…
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