Aidentity, UGS partner on digital ID enrollment of Nigerians in Europe
Aidentity has agreed to offer its biometric and technical services to UGS Technologies for the enrollment of Nigerians living in the…
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UK House of Lords consider issues around biometrics, facial recognition
As the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee hears from experts how technologies such as facial recognition are…
UK plans to make digital ID ‘as trusted as passports’
The British government is planning a governing body charged with making digital identities “as trusted as passports” by augmenting their…
Risk of foreign biometric surveillance highlighted by UK Commissioner
The UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Professor Fraser Sampson has written a new letter to Baroness Williams, Minister of…
Digital identity roadmaps updated for property markets in India, UK
The Union government of India has officially activated its plans to link land records to citizens’ biometric unique identifier Aadhaar,…
Using face biometrics and age estimation to create a safer internet for children
Both the International Policy Digest and The Guardian have published articles within the past week on how to use biometric…
Governments consider digital health pass rules, seek balance between safety and exclusion
Event venues in the UK are being asked to adopt digital health passes to prevent the spread of COVID-19 “as…
UK biometrics legislation lacks clarity to protect the public: former Commissioner
Former UK Biometrics Commissioner Paul Wiles is calling upon parliament to create legislation that explicitly deals with the use of…
UK biometric system hits technical bumps as EU Settlement Scheme deadline nears
EU citizens attempting to apply for settled status in post-Brexit Britain are reporting technical issues with proving their identity through…
Fragmentation in details and niches as digital health passes roll out around the world
UK authorities are being asked by the country’s aviation sector to ditch the COVID test and isolation requirements it has…
