Seychelles launches digital ID platform from WISeKey for government, private sector
Swiss cybersecurity firm WISeKey has developed ‘SeyID,’ a digital ID platform for the government of Seychelles, which will enable citizens…
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UK passwordless authentication guidelines include FIDO2 and MFA biometrics
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published new guidelines to help businesses adopt passwordless authentication, including biometrics and…
Belgium unveils virtual digital identity card to extend itsme app functionality
Belgium Secretary of State for Digitalization Mathieu Michel has unveiled the creation of a new virtual digital identity card to…
Majority of Canadians support digital IDs, want control over data: DIACC survey
A survey from the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) finds a significant majority of Canadians support the…
Jamaica electoral body denies selling biometric data for online authentication service
Accusations of improper digital ID and biometric data sharing have been leveled against the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) after…
ID4Africa: the future of digital identity in the real and virtual worlds
“What is your notion of digital identity?” may at first seem to be one of those futile questions in the…
Thailand, Finland invest $94M amid digital ID funding, partnership flurry
A number of governmental projects around the world have announced new funding or partnerships, with the Thailand Digital Government Development…
Australia wants more use of digital IDs but how committed is it?
Apparently satisfied with a sizable, though incomplete, deployment of digital IDs in Australia, some central government legislators want to expand…
Infineon launches FIDO online authentication, biometric wearable solutions
Infineon has expanded its SECORA ID online authentication portfolio with new tools for securing digital identities with FIDO authentication and implementing…
The complexities of a digital identity network
By Zac Cohen, COO at Trulioo Although we don’t give it much thought, every interaction we participate in online is underpinned…
