Sri Lanka digital ID contract bids open soon: only Indian firms need apply
Sri Lanka is nearing the launch of a tender process for its biometrics-backed digital ID system, local tech publication ReadMe…
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Dormakaba providing biometric gates for Norwegian airports
Swiss biometric security and access control provider dormakaba says it has sold and will maintain 450 of its Argus Air…
Pangea wins Jamaican multimodal biometric voter registry contract
Israel-based Pangea has won a contract to supply technology to the Electoral Commission of Jamaica to support the establishment and…
US facial recognition provider’s China ties spark concern amid infrastructure bidding
The ties between Las Vegas-based Remark Holdings and China are causing concern as the company bids to provide facial recognition…
National digital ID card market bounces back after slow 2020
The global market for ‘smart’ or digital ID cards issued by governments has rebounded from the early impacts of the…
Fears for a safe 2022 election in Kenya as investigation paints murky picture of EC, Idemia
An investigation into the events surrounding recent elections in Kenya provides a bleak outlook for this August’s general election. More…
Social-justice groups want AWS out of US’ massive biometric data project
Dozens of international domestic rights organizations are asking Amazon executives to reverse their decision to host a massive U.S. government…
Colombia deploys Tech5 biometrics to streamline issuance of gun permits, increase security
Indumil, Colombia’s state-owned weapons manufacturer and permit issuer, has selected Tech5, together with proprietary technology firm Accesos Holográficos, as partners…
Jamaica picks Thales to upgrade voter identification system with biometrics
Thales has been hired to modernize Jamaica’s electronic voter ID system, strengthening voter identification and authentication with fingerprint biometrics, reports…
Estonia signs SK ID as mobile digital ID provider after search for alternatives
Estonia’s government has inked a five-year contract for digital identity application Mobile-ID with company SK ID, completing a search that…
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