French digital ID’s cybersecurity put to the test with bug bounty program
A global cybersecurity community has announced it will launch a bug bounty program for France’s digital ID as an audit…
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Sri Lanka digital ID contract bids open soon: only Indian firms need apply
Sri Lanka is nearing the launch of a tender process for its biometrics-backed digital ID system, local tech publication ReadMe…
Fortify Rights links personal ID documents listing ethnicity with repression, genocides
Human rights organization Fortify Rights has released a new report highlighting the roles of specific personal identity documents and, most…
Contactless fingerprint biometrics take another step towards mainstream adoption
Idemia and Telos have been named winners in the latest contactless fingerprint biometrics challenge from NIST, while Yoti has won…
Biometric SIM registration slows Kenyan mobile subscriptions, Namibia seeks a different path
After a chaotic period where of Kenya’s mobile phone users had to be biometrically enrolled, a report says the pace…
All eyes on Marrakesh: what to expect as digital ID community returns to the ID4Africa summit
The ID4Africa 2022 Augmented General Meeting kicks off in Morocco on 15 June. With the theme of ‘Identity in context:…
Jamaica, Pakistan look to ease cash assistance programs with digital ID
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the country has to accelerate the implementation of its National Identification System (NIDS) to…
World Bank experts cite Philippines’ ID system as good example of ‘digital stack’
Two experts who contributed to the operationalization of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) posit that it is a good example…
Indian government official claims $29B in savings from Aadhaar
A senior official claims that the government of India has saved billions of dollars through Aadhaar, while speeding up benefits…
Many hands lift Nigerian digital ID effort, but some are actually making it harder
An uneasy balance is being struck in Nigeria in that nation’s progress toward universal digital identification for its 200 million…
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