Iran marries surveillance infrastructure, national ID to control population: report
The Iranian regime has been leveraging tools from its digital public infrastructure (DPI), combining them with its limited network of…
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Malaysia targets 17 million MyDigital IDs by end-2026
Malaysia is ramping up targets for its national digital ID system. The country aims to reach 17 million MyDigital ID…
MOSIP Connect 2026 targets sustainability, practical use cases for digital ID
Sustainability and expansion are high priorities for the future of open-source national ID systems in discussions on the first day…
World Bank approves $50M for Nepal’s DPI, including new national identity system
The World Bank will finance building up Nepal’s digital public infrastructure (DPI) and digitizing public services to the tune of…
Uganda migrates more than 28M records to new national ID system
The Registrar of Uganda’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) Claire Ollama, says the country has fully transitioned to its…
Senegal data breach disrupts national ID issuance
The issuance of national ID cards in Senegal recently got halted on a temporary basis after the government reported a…
Djibouti unveils biometric mobile ID to enhance access to public services
Digital transformation efforts in Djibouti have gone a notch high with the launch of a biometrics-based mobile ID that seeks…
Philippines national ID authentication services improve social protection, G2P transactions
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) convened social protection organizations to look at how the country’s national ID system can streamline…
Massive data leak exposes over eight billion Chinese to ID theft risk
New information regarding a data leak incident that occurred last year in China reveals that an unsecured Elasticsearch cluster exposed…
InterBio to issue additional 3.5M ABIS licenses for Indonesia’s national ID
InterBio has secured a contract to issue an additional 3.5 million Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) licences for Indonesia. The…
