Report puts some form to how US states are authenticating public benefits
Researchers in the United States have created an image showing how authentication and identity proofing is used in the U.S….
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UK issues factsheet to dispel OneLogin privacy fears
The British government is hoping to dispel public concerns about data privacy and the OneLogin digital identity project designed to…
Users report hassles with Cameroon biometric visa portal
Some applicants logging onto the dedicated portal for Cameroon’s biometric visas have been reporting glitches with the system which went…
Italy advances, budgets for integration of digital IDs
The Italian government has allocated €40 million (US$43.38 million) in the hopes of resolving a dispute involving the nation’s two…
Jamaica digital ID to enhance social inclusion of vulnerable persons
One of the objectives of Jamaica’s digital ID program (the National Identification System — NIDS) is to promote inclusion by…
Gov.uk Verify shuts down, Australia’s myGov gets renewed
Gov.uk Verify has closed, ending a chequered run as the UK’s tool for creating a digital identity account to use…
Socure offers guidance for American public sector on digital ID with no national system
New York-based ID verification provider Socure has published a digital ID guide aimed at U.S. state and local chief technology…
Controversy dogs biometric data processing for Ireland’s public service card function
A parliamentary inquiry has prompted Ireland’s Department of Social Protection (DSP) to confirm that the processing of biometric data has…
Using biometric technology to fight public sector benefit fraud
The pandemic caused a scramble to digitize typically in-person services in order to provide extensive financial aid to those in…
Malaysian digital ID companies pair up to address government market
Executives of a Malaysian public company have said they will invest an undisclosed sum in a biometrics developer, also in…
