Controversy trails big money biometric ID card contract in DR Congo
A mega money contract for the production of biometric national ID cards in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)…
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Norway to make popular digital ID more accessible for those without birth number
The Local reports that the government of Norway has implemented a program to make electronic IDs more accessible for foreign…
Bulgaria rolls out new biometric ID cards
Bulgaria is hoping to make it easier for its citizens to travel to the European Union with a new identity…
Philippines launches official national digital ID, new authentication services
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has unveiled two new biometric authentication services, namely the National ID eVerify and National ID…
Vietnam PM orders wider implementation of national ID for digital transformation
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam has highlighted the need for more robust efforts to drive national digital transformation,…
Advancing interoperability in Africa: Overcoming challenges for digital integration
In a session about interoperability of identity data and systems at this year’s ID4Africa conference, Dr. Victor Amadi, a research…
ECOWAS pushes regional biometric ID card adoption to bring down travel, business barriers
Members of some women groups in border communities between Senegal and Guinea Bissau (the sene-Gambia zone) have received biometric national…
Iran shares more on using facial recognition to police hijabs
Iranian authorities have shared more details on the country’s upcoming law introducing facial recognition surveillance against women who fail to…
Ugandan human rights lawyer’s arrest exposes use of national ID for surveillance
A Ugandan human rights lawyer’s recent arrest highlights the country’s surveillance and government control via the use of the national…
Nepal’s digital identity transformation fosters challenges
In striving to develop a comprehensive digital identity system, Nepal is embarking on a transformative journey, promising to overhaul the…
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