No funds yet allocated to Nigeria’s 2023 digital voting plan
The Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) is increasingly concerned about the continued lack of funds for it to go…
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UK Biometrics Commissioner: Hikvision in social control surveillance joint enterprise with Chinese State
Hikvision is contracted for 21 years for joint enterprises with the Chinese State on social control projects in Xinjiang Autonomous…
Confusion over Chile’s biometric passport bidding process
The process of awarding contracts for biometric Chilean passports is a jumble of odd events and accusations of improprieties involving…
InCadence wins $46.8M biometrics contract to support U.S. State Department vetting
InCadence has won a 10-year contract worth $46.8 million to provide mobile biometrics to the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Security Identity…
Facial recognition plans for millions of Indian examination candidates
Millions of examination candidates a year will be subject to biometric verification to take common exams administered by the National…
Maxima Telecom win $13.5M contract to deploy face biometric cameras to Moscow roads
Two thousand cameras with object detection and face biometrics are coming to the roads and highways of Russia’s capital, through…
Rapid biometrics growth seen in government contracts, funding, and grave warnings
A combination of sobering concern and steady progress are seen in the top stories of the past week. Progress towards…
Canada launches tender to upgrade immigration biometrics system
The Government of Canada has posted a tender notice for a biometric immigration system, inviting industry engagement and feedback on…
Ethnicity recognition found among Russian face biometrics providers’ features
A quartet of Russian biometrics providers have been found to have built ethnicity-recognition tools into facial recognition systems, like their…
ID.me granted US FedRAMP authorization for digital identity verification platform
ID.me has achieved a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate Authority to Operate (ATO) for its Federally certified…
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