India launches crowd-sourced election roll update
The Indian Election Commission’s crowd-sourced electoral roll update, the Electors Verification Programme (EVP), has launched across the country, with the…
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Afghanistan electoral commission reports progress updating biometric devices
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan says that the process of installing new software for biometric elections-control devices has…
Digital ID in Africa this week: Nigeria extends biometric registration, Kenyan groups call for scrutiny
With the biggest digital ID job to do in Africa in terms of population size, Nigeria dominates the identity agenda…
Afghanistan biometric voter kits need last-minute upgrade as process criticized
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan says it will install new software on the 39,544 biometric devices from Dermalog…
Aadhaar biometric authentication: no for social media, yes for targeted benefits, maybe for elections
Government ID, including biometric Aadhaar accounts, cannot be required for social media and email accounts, according to a court decision…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometrics for ECOWAS free movement, widespread passport reform
Neighbors Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have come to the fore this week. The two members of the Economic Community of…
Digital ID in Africa this week: Huduma Namba to become virtually compulsory, Ghana gets PKI, Liberia runs out of biometric passports
It’s been two steps forward, one step back for biometrics in Africa this week. Liberia has issued a cancellation notice…
Veridos selected to provide 74M biometric voter ID cards for Mexico
The Mexican Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) has awarded Veridos a contract to design and produce more than 74 million biometric…
Iraq extends biometric voter registration for IDPs
The Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq has extended the biometric voter card registration period for internally displaced persons (IDPs)…
Afghanistan approves $15M purchase of 17,865 biometric devices for upcoming elections
Afghanistan’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has approved funding to deploy biometric devices to ensure the integrity of the country’s upcoming…
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