Rate of foreigners acquiring Ugandan national ID is alarming, govt official warns
A spokesman for Uganda’s Internal Affairs Ministry, Simon Peter Mundeyi, says the rate at which foreign nationals bribe their way…
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Filipino lawmakers deplore missed target for biometric ID card production
The House Committee on Appropriations of the Philippines parliament has been told that only 36 million physical ID cards (PhilID)…
Biometrics talk gets real
Biometrics support digital identity in various forms that stakeholders are trying to make clearer in the most-read articles on Biometric…
Japan trying to get it right with national digital ID, public losing faith
After a series of high-profile data leaks and registration errors in Japan’s digital IDs, the program is undergoing a government…
Biometrics enrollment partners of Nigeria’s digital ID project claim payment backlog
Some private partners licensed by the National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) to enroll citizens for the country’s national…
Arizona nonprofit, DoT work to provide homeless with state IDs
U.S. states are continuing their piecemeal introduction of state-issued identity cards with a new project in the state of Arizona…
Digital ID would streamline Kenya’s tax collection if policy priorities are defined
An analytical piece by The Conversion has explained how the upcoming digital ID project in Kenya would rationalize the way…
Australia moves responsibility for federal biometrics to Attorney General’s Department
The Australian government is in the process of rolling out digital IDs with the anticipation of putting out legislation for…
Worldcoin biometric enrollment frenzy sparks raid, concerns
As questions continue to arise about Sam Altman’s Worldcoin venture, one thing is certain: we will be hearing a lot…
Rwanda’s planned digital ID could both increase and decrease exclusion
Some digital ID project researchers say the plan by Rwanda to implement a biometric digital ID card in the next…
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