Indian gov’t says it won’t link Aadhaar to national security databases
The Indian government has stated that it will not link its Aadhaar biometric identification scheme with its national intelligence databases….
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Acuity report forecasts national electronic ID program to surpass $54B from 2016 to 2021
Acuity Market Intelligence released a new research report titled “The Global National eID Industry Report: 2017 Edition“, which forecasts that…
Aadhaar can’t be made compulsory for government welfare programs
The Supreme Court of India said that the government cannot make it compulsory to have an Aadhaar card to receive…
Aadhaar program wins World Bank praise
Paul Romer, Chief Economist at the World Bank, told Bloomberg that India’s Aadhaar scheme is tremendously effective and should be…
UIDAI says Aadhaar database is fully secure, no incidents of biometrics misuse
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the governing agency in charge of Aadhaar, announced that they have not found…
Biometric Update named “official journalist” for 2017 ID4Africa event
ID4Africa announced today that it has selected BiometricUpdate.com as the “official journalist” for its 2017 annual meeting, to be held…
Civil liberties group warns Aadhaar becoming mandatory
The Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties (CFCL) has complained that despite repeated reminders from Indian courts that Aadhaar cannot be…
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Our core Multi Biometric Solutions addresses the requirements of organizations to establish the identity of its users and citizens. For…
Ghana aims to issue 27M biometric ID cards in next year
Despite current logistical challenges, Ghana’s newly appointed National Identification Authority (NIA) CEO told the The Ghanaian Times this week that…
Malawi rolling out national ID project, introducing biometric voter registry for 2019 elections
In an effort to conduct trouble-free elections, the Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) revealed that a biometrics-based voter…
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