Estonia floats LPR and traffic monitoring AI, critics fear FRT
Estonian politicians are worried that introducing new traffic technology could mean facial recognition surveillance. The government wants to replace stationary…
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Estonia makes digital transformation deals with Saudi Arabia, including e-residency
An Estonian company will help develop the Saudi Arabian digital residency program, a government-verified digital identity that provides access to…
Maldives’ govt promises control over data through digital ID after party membership scandal
The Maldives’s national digital identity will allow citizens to be notified whenever a government agency or other authority gains access…
Estonia greenlights Smart-ID app for voter IDV
During its next local elections, Estonia plans to allow its citizens to identify themselves through the private digital identity app…
Biometrics highlighted as a crucial part of trusted patient ID verification
There is general consensus on the need for high-level security and trust when it comes to digital ID verification, but…
Civil society warns Europe’s digital borders making life harder for migrants
Poor planning, technical issues and concerns over human rights and data protection are plaguing the rollout of the UK’s upcoming…
Estonia tenders contract for contactless biometrics enrollment app for e-residency
Estonia is running a tender to acquire remote biometrics capturing technology to perform identity verification for its popular e-residency program….
Estonia digital identity wallet app from Cybernetica lifts off
Tallinn-based Cybernetica has submitted the minimum viable product (MVP) for Estonia’s national digital identity wallet to the Estonian Information System…
Estonia’s Chancellor of Justice halts digital ID card issuance at Selver stores
Estonia’s Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise has intervened in the practice of issuing digital identity cards at Selver stores, a…
A digital wallet is the first step: How Estonia built its digital state
Erika Piirmets has been a digital citizen since she was a child. When she started primary school in Estonia in…
