Nigeria privacy concerns mount over digital ID-SIM link as deadline approaches
Concerns over privacy and the handling of personal data is putting off Nigerians from registering in the biometric ID system…
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Aadhaar biometrics set India on a more digitally inclusive path, says NEC official
A senior official of NEC Corporation India has highlighted the substantial benefits which Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven technologies are bringing to…
G20 countries to discuss digital identity and digital government
Digital ministers from the G20 group of countries will meet Friday in Trieste for sessions on Digital Government and Enabling…
UK digital identity framework update invites organizations to begin testing
An updated framework for the UK’s plans for digital identity includes details on how technology providers would be assessed for certification,…
Tanzania urged to regulate digital ID privacy, Zimbabwe to tackle exclusion
The government of Tanzania has been advised to put in place the necessary data protection and oversight regulation in order…
Indonesia, Philippines, Kenya contend with digital inclusion, South Korea extends verification
Authorities in South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Kenya are contending with multiple aspects of digital identity. South Korea plans…
Spain and Germany to test cross-border digital ID
The Governments of Spain and Germany recently signed an agreement to develop a joint cross-border pilot program for digital ID,…
Identity experts challenge the notion of new digital ID systems
What do we want from digital ID? And is it the solution for problems faced by societies across the world?…
PSA completes biometrics registration of 20M Filipinos, NSIA processes more than 5M applications
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has recently completed the Step 2 biometric registration of more than 20 million residents for…
New South Wales’ digital identity advisory council seeks to balance privacy, fraud protection
The government of the Australian State of New South Wales has appointed 18 members to the Digital Identity Ministerial Advisory…
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