Age verification for porn access supported across UK electorate, finds poll
A survey for right-leaning TV news channel GB News finds that 78 percent of the British public support age verification…
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Chile extends Idemia contract to supply and support digital ID documents by a year
A contract held by Idemia in Chile to help upgrade the country’s civil registry is being extended by a year,…
UNICEF, AfDB reports reveal civil registration gaps and opportunities in Africa
Civil registration and vital statistics systems are being gradually digitalized in African nations, and the pictures both of how they…
India gets help from UNDP to convince nations about digital public infrastructure
India holds the presidency of the G20 this year, and officials say they will use the time to push a…
ID management vendors create services for vulnerable war refugees
A UK onboarding company says it is making its software and services available to protect refugees from Russia’s invasion of…
Biometric verification deployed for overseas Pakistanis
The National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA) in Pakistan has launched online ID verification that enables a consular officer to…
MOSIP prepares to launch Inji digital wallet for all, identity verification tool
“I can design my own systems, I don’t need IIIT-Bangalore. That would be the success of this project,” says Prof…
Zimbabweans urged to go for ID cards as catch-up registration drive imminent
Dates for a catch-up national mobile registration exercise for the obtention of ID documents (birth certificates and ID cards) in…
Amid criticism, Namibian official explains why biometrics is required for SIM registration
Namibia’s biggest telecommunications service provider MTC has faced criticism lately for asking citizens to provide their face and fingerprints biometrics…
France probes Thales subsidiary over past ID deals in Africa
A subsidiary of Thales – Thales Digital Identity and Security (Thales DIS) — known as Gemalto before the acquisition in…
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