‘Economic identity’: are digital ID schemes a ‘road to Hell?’ asks human rights report
Published as delegates left ID4Africa 2022 in Marrakesh, a new primer from the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice…
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Maturing MOSIP enjoys ID4Africa limelight as it expands its partnerships and vendors flock
“We’ve been working on MOSIP since 2020. In fact it was in 2019, the first time we heard of it…
India adding newborns and recently deceased to Aadhaar digital ID registry
India will soon cover people from birth to death with its biometric national registry Aadhaar, according to The Economic Times,…
ID4Africa in-person return sees new high for countries represented, delegate seniority
ID4Africa returns to its roots as an annual in-person event this week in Marrakesh, Morocco, with the ID4Africa 2022 Annual…
Simprints Director lays out guidance for responsible biometrics deployment
British biometric nonprofit Simprints outlined its ideas for responsible biometric deployment in a webinar, establishing a guide for organizations to…
Fortify Rights links personal ID documents listing ethnicity with repression, genocides
Human rights organization Fortify Rights has released a new report highlighting the roles of specific personal identity documents and, most…
All eyes on Marrakesh: what to expect as digital ID community returns to the ID4Africa summit
The ID4Africa 2022 Augmented General Meeting kicks off in Morocco on 15 June. With the theme of ‘Identity in context:…
Jamaica, Pakistan look to ease cash assistance programs with digital ID
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the country has to accelerate the implementation of its National Identification System (NIDS) to…
Many hands lift Nigerian digital ID effort, but some are actually making it harder
An uneasy balance is being struck in Nigeria in that nation’s progress toward universal digital identification for its 200 million…
Digital ID needed for passport, residence, work permits in Sierra Leone
A new policy coming into force in Sierra Leone from 1 June, 2022, requires all foreign nationals applying for residence…
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