Over 6M online registrants for Philippines digital ID so far
Updates from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reveal that more than six million people have now completed Step 1 online…
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India’s centralized biometrics systems allegedly increase exclusion they are intended to solve
The use of biometrics for an Indian government healthcare initiative has drawn intensive criticism from a researcher, who claims it…
Campaigners propose digital ID alternatives for EU citizens in the UK
Campaign group the3million has submitted proposals to the UK government suggesting a QR-based system to give EU citizens in the…
Estonia considers biometrics, new provider to replace SIM-card based mobile ID
Estonia has issued a new tender to look for a new mobile identification provider to replace the current mobile ID…
Is your public transport ticket the beginning of your digital identity?
As COVID has pushed even more people to switch to smartphone-based ticketing for public transport, these transit payment methods could…
‘Byzantine’ to ‘inclusive’: status update on UK digital ID
The good, the bad and the puzzling elements of the UK’s digital ID project and landscape were discussed by a…
How Augentic delivered Cameroon’s biometric passport project amid the pandemic
“Wow. The 48 hours deadline is truly respected. When it’s good, we should say it’s good. If government was respecting…
Cautious G20 digital declaration recognizes digital ID’s importance
Inclusive digital identity as a key component in a global economic recovery and governmental transformation has been formally recognized as…
Biometric capture for PhilID partially suspended
Authorities of the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) have temporarily put on hold the biometric capture of registrants for the national…
UK researcher says digital ID being used for exclusion in Dominican Republic
A new book entitled ‘Legal Identity, Race and Belonging in the Dominican Republic’ by Dr. Eve Hayes de Kalaf, a…
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