Digital Travel Credentials coming to Canada-Netherlands pilot, future US scanners
Digital travel credential pilots are set to expand beyond Europe, and forthcoming biometric scanners from Idemia will support such digital…
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Ethiopian government agencies partner on digital ID for health sector
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health and its national identity program have formed a partnership to integrate the Fayda digital ID with…
Onfido reaches for reusable digital identity tipping point
When Onfido appointed Yuelin Li as chief strategy officer ahead of a planned initial public offering in April of 2022,…
Biometric ID is a tool for migrant instrumentalization in Nigeria, study argues
An academic study on migrants from five central and west African countries seeking refuge in Nigeria has found that biometric…
Accept ID cards or face fine, Philippines tells public agencies, banks
After complaints from low-income residents of the Philippines saying that some government offices and financial institutions have refused to accept…
Ghana starts follow-up nationwide biometric ID card enrollment drive
The National Identification Authority of Ghana (NIA) has begun a new phase of a registration campaign for the country’s national…
Sri Lanka passes data protection legislation to handle digital ID privacy concerns
Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Technology Kanaka Herath has given assurances that the government is taking a raft of measures,…
Japan to trial My Number digital ID for entertainment tickets amid growing controversy
The government agency responsible for issuing the My Number digital ID card in Japan has announced a pilot to test…
Trusted digital ID can drive inclusion, resilience in Australia: ConnectID CEO
The managing director of ConnectID, Andrew Black, posits that a trusted and interoperable digital identity ecosystem holds immense importance for…
SIM registration system in Philippines accepts digital IDs with animal faces
In the Philippines, the NBI ran an “experiment” and found that SIM cards can be registered even with the photo…
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