Trump admin expands biometric and biographic data collection in immigration crackdown
The Trump administration’s latest immigration agenda is taking shape around an aggressive expansion of biometric and biographic data collection, signaling…
identity management
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Greek citizens under deadline to secure their digital ID
Greeks have just days to apply for their Personal Citizen Number before the government automatically issues one to every resident…
Tanzania digital ID address system facilitates access to student loans, other services
Hundreds of students in Zanzibar have been able to apply for student loans using a digital ID address system recently…
Niger to accelerate legal ID reforms in bid to eliminate statelessness
The Republic of Niger has taken the firm commitment to speed up reforms aimed at facilitating access to legal identity…
Singapore ICA leverages iris biometrics, robotics to streamline ID and passport renewal
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore (ICA) has announced the launch of a new services center (ISC) to facilitate…
Senator urges Bahamas to introduce biometrics for birth registration
A Bahamian senator is calling on the government to consider adopting a biometric system in order to strengthen and secure…
Kurdistan reaches digital ID milestone, KRD Pass expanding reach
The Kurdistan Regional Government has surpassed a milestone as it drives toward being a fully digital administration, issuing over two…
Allegations of procurement flaws, bribery rock Liberia’s biometric ID contract
There’s some controversy around a national biometric ID contract which the Liberian government has awarded to Austrian security printing firm…
Pakistan launches digital ID initiative for farmers to boost productivity, economy
Pakistan is digitizing its agricultural backbone with the launch of a National “Agri Stack,” which aims to streamline farmer access…
Stakeholders validate strategy on digital ID interoperability in West Africa
Concerned parties within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and specifically, countries of the West Africa Unique Identification…
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