Mercosur advances cross-border digital ID for South America
The economic organization to establish a common market for South America has put digital identity as a focal point. Digital…
South America
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Washington’s biometric border moves south
The U.S. is moving border screening away from its southwest border and into a distributed identity system built through foreign…
NEXT Biometrics’ expanding portfolio with ACPL partnership
NEXT Biometrics has also bolstered its presence in Asia, as well as South America and Africa. The company recently signed…
LATAM and Caribbean embrace DPI, led by Guyana’s digital ID and biometrics push
Latin America and the Caribbean have been leveraging technology to enhance public services, drive economic growth, and improve security, with…
Civil society alarmed by migrant biometrics and surveillance in EU, Americas
Advanced technologies are being used at the EU border for widespread surveillance and to carry out what Euronews reports are…
Colombian digital ID to be used as passport across South America
Colombian citizens in possession of the Cedula digital ID will be able to use the document as a passport to…
Yoti’s digital ID chosen to help restart football season in Colombia
Yoti is taking the challenge of providing digital IDs for soccer players tested for coronavirus in Colombia as the country…
Chinese biometric surveillance technology deployed internationally amid criticism
Authorities in Bolivia have deployed 600 cameras with facial recognition, to go along with 2,000 units already in service, as…
Yoti announces digital identity Fellowship winners as researchers warn of discrimination risks
The winners of the Yoti Fellowship Programme have been selected, and will spend a year working on digital identity and…
Quito to launch facial recognition for public surveillance under smart city project
Ecuadorian capital Quito will launch public biometric facial recognition as part of the country’s first digital city program after an…
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