Czechia enlists citizens to stress test digital ID ahead of elections
Czech authorities are asking citizens to help stress test the country’s eDoklady digital ID app before municipal elections, hoping to…
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PNG DPI strategy moving from infrastructure to implementation as ecosystem gains momentum
Papua New Guinea is moving into the next phase of its digital public infrastructure (DPI) strategy, with plans for biometric…
US senators propose curbs on AI-generated election deception
A group of Senate Democrats Thursday renewed a push to regulate the use of AI in federal elections, targeting both…
Bosnia moves toward nationwide biometric voting for 2026 elections
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is preparing to introduce biometric-based voting for the first time in its 2026 general elections. Technical…
Election deepfake laws spread across US ahead of 2026 midterms
Maryland has become the 30th U.S. state to enact election deepfake legislation, as lawmakers race to address AI-generated political deception…
NSW criminalizes political deepfakes ahead of 2027 elections
Deepfakes have been deployed to influence elections in countries such as India, Mexico, Ukraine, the U.S. and Taiwan, prompting some…
Iraq to begin biometric registration for 2M eligible voters April 30
Iraqi authorities will on Thursday begin biometric capture for about two million citizens who are eligible to vote in the…
Kenya clarifies biometric re-enrollment rules for previously registered voters
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has sought to quell public confusion with a clarification on whether voters need…
Alberta crafts laws to crack down on deepfake misinformation, exploitation
The Canadian province of Alberta is targeting deepfakes and misinformation with a new bill proposing amendments to four existing pieces…
Senator presses tech platforms to crack down on deepfakes before midterms
Sen. Mark Warner, Ranking Member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, has sent letters to major social media companies,…
