Cameroon lawmakers examine legislation to address statelessness
The Parliament of Cameroon is examining a bill that will allow the country to accede to two United Nations Conventions…
identity document
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Bulgaria rolls out new biometric ID cards
Bulgaria is hoping to make it easier for its citizens to travel to the European Union with a new identity…
Physical documents still crucial amid slow transition to digital IDs: Regula study
A recent study commissioned by Regula has concluded that digital IDs are not yet poised to replace physical documents in…
Mobile driver’s licenses continue to pick up speed
Mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) are among the final pieces of a fully-realized digital wallet ecosystem that would see us permanently…
New York launches Idemia-backed mDL for verification at TSA checkpoints
Idemia Public Security North America, the company’s government services arm, has launched a digital ID app for the New York…
mDL adoption picking up speed in America
Many states in the United States have already initiated the adoption of digital driver’s licenses, while others are in the…
ECOWAS pushes regional biometric ID card adoption to bring down travel, business barriers
Members of some women groups in border communities between Senegal and Guinea Bissau (the sene-Gambia zone) have received biometric national…
Beruku
Beruku was founded because we believe that digital identity can make a positive difference to countries, industries and users. We…
As UK sets date for general elections, criticism piles on voter ID requirement
The UK’s first national election to require a photo ID document has finally set its date to July 4th. But…
Ugandan human rights lawyer’s arrest exposes use of national ID for surveillance
A Ugandan human rights lawyer’s recent arrest highlights the country’s surveillance and government control via the use of the national…
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