Kenya mulls digital ID scheme changes and new uses for controversial Huduma Namba
The new administration in Kenya is considering plans to revamp the national digital identity project, as the Huduma Namba scheme…
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Digital ID for nightclub entry: 1account trial results at odds with Home Office findings
With club entry taking under five seconds and a 90 percent preference for using digital ID over physical, 1account found…
Biometrics growing now in airports, soon in payments and age estimation
Near-future biometric payments, and government digital identity initiatives in the UK and Congo make up several of the most widely-read…
Philippines leader wants a digital national ID much sooner, with private sector help
It may not have been a formal edict, but the leader of The Philippines has demanded his government – and…
Pushback against SIM registration in Philippines as India adds facial recognition checks
As SIM-identity registration continues worldwide, privacy and fraud risks come to the fore. Indians are subject to an unclear privacy…
Nigeria commits to issuing passports within 6 weeks of biometrics capture, clear backlog
To tackle the country’s backlog of passport applications and urge applicants to stick to official processes, Nigeria’s passport authority has…
Romanian leaders pay for new electronic IDs due in August
The Romanian government has announced plans to cover the price of citizens’ new electronic ID cards, which include biometric security…
UK age estimation trials and beyond: Innovative Technology
For the second in our series on participants in age estimation and digital identity trials for the purchase of alcohol…
Success of age estimation, digital ID trials in UK lead to pressure for changes to the law
The influential British Retail Consortium (BRC) is calling for a change to the law to allow the use of age…
California proposed budget sustains digital ID project funding
Modernization of key identity systems in the U.S. state of California is a small but unusually sunny part of the…
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