Uganda suspends over 1.4M SIM cards not linked to users’ biometrics
An ongoing process which started on November 12 to deactivate SIM cards not biometrically registered in Uganda has seen over…
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An ongoing process which started on November 12 to deactivate SIM cards not biometrically registered in Uganda has seen over…
The southern Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is planning to pilot its national digital identity system…
In Pakistan, biometric systems are in use at both ends of the family identity spectrum; to verify its identity, and…
Italian telecommunications firm TIM has made it possible for users of embedded SIMs (eSIMs) on its network to complete the…
A planning document for Ethiopia’s Fayda ID digital identity supplied to the World Bank reveals that the program has been…
Hungary has taken a step towards a face biometrics-based national digital identity. The government closed public comments last week on…
Biometrics at retailers and event venues made up a pair of the most-read stories of the week on Biometric Update,…
In its campaign to reach and register every Filipino with a digital ID, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has launched…
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) in Pakistan has implemented a more rigorous biometric verification process as part of…
Civil society groups in Kenya have, through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), partnered with the government to set the template…