Biometric voter list in Ghana draws long lines and criticism, ID4Africa webinar series launch a hit
Innovation from and for the continent is one running theme in this week’s African biometrics news round-up, while issues around…
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Albania to roll out biometric voter identification system, maybe not in time for next elections
Despite an agreement to use biometric identification in Albania, it may not be in the cards for the next elections…
Biometrics for charity in Nigeria, electoral audit demand in Malawi, WURI funding for West Africa
While in recent weeks the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic led to the disabling of biometric systems based on fears of spreading…
Coronavirus becomes Africa’s new biometric election registration variable, Côte d’Ivoire ID signup slow
Biometric voter registers require biometric voter registration. Neighboring Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire are both due to go to biometrically secured…
Biometric citizen identification to enhance voter registration and identification in Zambia
This is a guest post by Brenda Zulu, an ICT journalist based in Zambia. Biometric citizen identification is expected by…
Biometrics in Africa this week: Idemia suspension in Kenya overturned, local solutions sought for cybercrime
Kenya’s biometric past and present are covered this week from multiple angles. Its electoral commission will continue to use the…
Contactless biometrics and fever detection demand, digital ID credentials top industry news this week
The biometrics industry continues to adjust to the global lockdown with new offerings for fever detection, attempts to find early…
Guinea updates voter roll with Innovatrics biometrics in just six months
A biometric electoral register has been deployed for upcoming Guinea parliamentary elections with Innovatrics technology and support applied to meet…
HSB Identification takes over Chad biometric electoral register contract from Idemia ahead of 2020 vote
Chad will hold national elections this year, and the country’s Commission électorale nationale indépendante (CENI) has selected HSB Identification to…
Americans worried about data privacy and election security, biometric voting support grows
Just over a quarter of Americans say they have more control over their personal data than they did a year…
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