China launches ID platform for foreigners to cross borders and access services
China’s National Immigration Administration has announced the development of an identity verification platform for entering and exiting the country, which…
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Dermalog biometrics revamp systems in Philippines and Thailand
Dermalog has finalized plans to develop digital infrastructure to support biometric identity verification for the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in…
Goode Intelligence announces Identity Summit London 2020
Goode Intelligence has announced the Identity Summit London 2020 will take place on January 30 at Rise London. The is…
Malaysia introduces national biometric digital ID to reduce fraud, identity theft
Following in the footsteps of Singapore and Thailand, Malaysia has launched a national biometric digital identification platform (National Digital ID)…
Aadhaar biometric authentication: no for social media, yes for targeted benefits, maybe for elections
Government ID, including biometric Aadhaar accounts, cannot be required for social media and email accounts, according to a court decision…
UK and Singapore government services to collaborate on digital government services
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS) and Singapore’s GovTech Agency to…
NEC sues Australian agency for biometric contract cancellation
NEC Australia is going to court to seek compensation from the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) for the cancellation of…
Fiji plans biometric national ID system
Fiji’s government is planning a new national identification system secured by facial recognition and other biometrics, replacing the several ID…
Disagreement and consensus building among African digital ID authorities at ID4Africa 2019
African government representatives and select other identity ecosystem stakeholders discussed the importance of building incentives by delivering high-priority services at…
Governments digital identity credentials to reach 5 billion by 2024 backed by mobile biometrics
The number of people using government-issued digital identity credentials is expected to grow by 150 percent from 1.7 billion this…
