Ethiopia rolls out student IDs, integrates biometric data to issue Fayda
Ethiopia’s National ID Program and Ministry of Education have announced that biometric digital ID has been adopted as the official…
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Yoti partners on public transport digital ID for Northern Ireland students
Translink, Northern Ireland’s main public transportation provider, announced that it has partnered with the age verification provider Yoti to introduce…
Why self-sovereign identity will increase university demands for a future in lifelong digital credentials
By Fraser Edwards, co-founder and CEO at cheqd, in partnership with Monokee and RANDA Solutions In the modern era, university…
Extended remote learning, biometrics concerns prompt protest against proctoring apps
The undergraduate student senate of the University of California – Davis has unanimously passed legislation “urging” faculty to swear off…
Trulioo adds digital ID verification service to up financial inclusion for U.S. students
Trulioo has added the U.S. Student Record to its GlobalGateway age and identity verification services, now making it possible for…
PopID biometric payment platform now used by over 100 brands
Biometric payment systems provider PopID has recently announced its PopPay solution is now being used by over 100 different restaurant…
Philippine Department of Education pitches PhilSys digital ID benefits to student leaders
The Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) held a National Orientation event this week to introduce Student Government Officers to the…
Concerns about biometric online proctoring expressed by students in Australia, U.S. and Canada
University of Queensland students have reported disturbing incidents involving biometrics-based remote proctoring software used by the school to ensure the…
Australian students fear exam platform threatens biometric data privacy
Students from Australia’s University of Queensland fear their biometric data and privacy could be at risk due to a third-party…
NEC’s facial recognition technology to authenticate students during school exams
Melbourne firm Genix Ventures is working with NEC Australia to trial NEC‘s NeoFace facial recognition software platform to help prevent…
