Data privacy issues in Philippines trigger move to amend national ID law
A Filipino senator has introduced a bill seeking an amendment of the Philippine Identification System Act, otherwise known as Act…
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eID potential goes far beyond ‘BritCard’ – here’s how the UK can move ahead
By Jarek Sygitowicz, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Authologic In April of this year, 42 Labour MPs published an…
Govt ID systems enable financial inclusion, and without oversight, surveillance
Biometric databases held by governments form the basis of traditional, centralized digital ID systems, but these system require careful management…
Digital Credentials API first draft published by W3C
A first public working draft of the Digital Credentials API from W3C has been published by the Federated Identity Working…
Digital government app in Eswatini sparks public criticism over data privacy
A digital government application, which was launched in May in Eswatini, is facing public scrutiny over concerns about data privacy…
An approach to developing digital identification in the context of DPI
By Juan Pablo García Cairello, Digital Identity Manager at AGESIC In 2023, G20 leaders defined Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as…
Uzbekistan leans into digitalization
Digital versions of ID-related documents are now valid nationwide in Uzbekistan – but there is a notable caveat for one…
Hitachi partners on biometric tourism service with Panasonic FRT
Hitachi and JTB Corporation have partnered to develop a digital ticketing service with biometric authentication for the tourism industry. The…
Vietnam kicks off e-ID registration campaign for foreign nationals
Vietnam has kicked off a 50-day campaign to register foreign nationals for the new Level-2 electronic identification system. Running through…
Bhutan hosts decentralized application hackathon with Ethereum Foundation
The Kingdom of Bhutan is a world leader in digital public infrastructure (DPI) and it’s looking to build out the…
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