Myanmar’s digital ID strategy comes amid a fraught landscape
Myanmar’s military government is accelerating construction of national digital identity infrastructure despite ongoing civil war, using a phased deployment strategy…
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Biometric IDs help Myanmar refugees access jobs and services in Thailand
It’s been over five years since the Myanmar civil war broke out, the latest chapter of a long-running conflict, causing…
Myanmar adopts MOSIP, begins digital ID pilot
Officials of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and India recently discussed how the Modular Open-Source Identity Platform (MOSIP)…
India pledges support for Myanmar digital ID pilot
Myanmar is pushing ahead with its digital ID system with formal partnerships even as its military government faces criticism for…
3 East Asian countries expand biometric border systems
Myanmar junta’s new smart card is trapping migrant workers inside the country and fueling a black market. Indonesia and Malaysia…
Thai government to collect iris and face biometrics from Myanmar nationals
Thailand has launched a program to collect the iris and face biometrics of people from Myanmar, in what the government…
Myanmar seeks China’s input on ID system, Israel’s facial recognition bill faces backlash
Myanmar is seeking input from China on introducing a biometric identification system, a project that has raised concern among rights…
Myanmar’s biometric data collection sparks rights violation fears
A biometric data collection process underway in Myanmar as part of a plan for issuing 10-digit unique national ID cards…
Biometric passports issuance progresses in Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe
There has been an increase in biometric passport issuance reported by the governments of Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe, and innovation…
Malta deep-sixes safe city facial recognition project after Huawei contract expires
Malta appears to have changed course on a plan to launch a CCTV network with facial recognition through a contract…
