Kenyan govt assures civil society digital ID will meet data protection, inclusion goals
The Kenya government insists that the design of the country’s third generation national ID dubbed Maisha Namba will respect the…
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Driver’s licenses and ID cards from Thales cross 100M issued mark in North America
Thales, one of North America’s leading providers of physical and mobile driver’s licenses, has announced that more than 100 million…
UK’s first vote with photo ID requirement in the books; people turned away
Products in search of a problem are nothing new, but biometric identification employed to eliminate voter fraud in developed economies…
Court ruling could expedite issuance of biometric IDs for Turkish Cypriots
There is good news for some Turkish Cypriots who have for many years been denied an ID card or biometric…
Nigeria moves to implement biometric ECOWAS card with $41M MoU
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Nigerian government’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and Euphoria Press…
Standard for EU biometric ID cards one step from approval after passing European Parliament
The European Parliament has voted to introduce minimum common security standards for identity cards and residence documents throughout the EU,…
Yoti and CitizenCard launch new UK ID card for young people
A new digital ID card is being launched by Yoti and CitizenCard in the UK to give young people a…
Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme issues nearly one million biometric ID cards
Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme issued over 979,002 of its Eastern region clients with new biometric ID cards, despite the…
Advanced Technology Service launches new biometric “ultra secure” ID card
A new startup has emerged called Advanced Technology Service that aims to disrupt the ID card security space with its new…
Boston University introduces CBORD biometric turnstile and ID card system
Boston University has announced that it is now using a biometric ID card system from CBORD on its campus. Specifically, the…
