Kenyan rights groups warn digital ID program repeating past mistakes
The Kenyan Human Rights Commission is leading a group of ten civil society groups in responding to the country’s digital…
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Telekom subsidiary service to put German health card in digital wallet approved
A digital identity service for healthcare developed by T-Systems has been approved by Germany’s national agency for healthcare system digitalization,…
Philippines to examine biometric data quality, fast-track digital ID issuance
The poor quality of biometrics collected by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has put the rollout of the PhilSys ID…
Nigerian digital ID system wrestles with persistent corruption and delays
Authorities in Nigeria are urging people not to pay bribes to third-party service brokers or National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)…
Kenya, Nigeria take steps to clear huge biometric passport, background check backlogs
The Interior Ministers of Kenya and Nigeria recently gave ultimatums to their collaborators to ensure that the huge backlog of…
Regula reports major client operational savings from travel ID document verification
Canada-based travel services company Sherpa has realized $200,000 in annual savings, 15 percent of its operational cost by adopting Regula’s…
UK and other markets should learn from Denmark’s digital ID: OIX
Markets where digital identity has not yet matured, including the United Kingdom, should look at Denmark for inspiration on how…
Digital ID alternatives emerging from Web3 work
Large organizations are leading the charge into decentralized digital identity credentials, according to a new white paper from the CompTIA…
CLR Labs compares biometric spoof evaluations, urges attention to injection attacks
Biometric data injection attacks are increasingly associated with deepfakes, as attackers use camera emulators to spoof remote identity proofing systems…
Yoti partners on public transport digital ID for Northern Ireland students
Translink, Northern Ireland’s main public transportation provider, announced that it has partnered with the age verification provider Yoti to introduce…
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