Kenya’s ICT Minister outlines new digital ID, AI regulation plans
Eliud Owalo, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Information and Communication Technology, says his ministry is fronting efforts for a legislation to…
digital identity
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Sierra Leone putting digital ID at the center of its digital transformation agenda
The West African nation of Sierra Leone is at full throttle with its digital transformation efforts, and its MOSIP-based foundational…
States converge on mDLs
Many U.S. states are launching and expanding mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) to eventually be equivalent to their physical counterparts. Eventually,…
DPI gets cloud service launch, UN working groups and a definition of ‘public’
Cloud-based on-demand technology provided as a service could address a series of challenges associated with rolling out digital public infrastructure,…
Entrust completes Onfido acquisition, Vision-Box and Amadeus close deal
Months after an initial agreement, it’s finally confirmed that the authentication company Entrust has acquired the selfie biometrics provider Onfido….
Is digital privacy about to become a basic right in the United States?
Federal lawmakers in the U.S. have proposed bipartisan legislation that, for the first time, “sets clear, national data privacy rights…
NFID Foundation
The NFID Blockchain provides a foundational layer of trust and serves as the common identity metasystem for the security industry….
World Bank officials discuss using Korea’s national digital ID as a model
Officials of the state-owned Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation (KOMSCO) and those of a World Bank…
HumanCode, TON Society partner on palm biometrics for proof of personhood
Ensuring proof of personhood in a secure and private way has become crucial in a decentralized environment. This is particularly…
US sees identity theft fraud problem more clearly than biometrics’ role in addressing it
Americans recognize the challenge of securing their social safety net, as shown in a GovTech article touting a holistic approach…
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