New South Wales Expands Digital ID Approach Using Document Checks and Selfie Matching
New South Wales is advancing its government-operated Digital ID program through Service NSW, combining identity document verification with selfie-based facial…
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Misconfigured Firebase Backends in Photo and Document Apps Exposed Data for About 152,000 Users
A set of popular photo and document-related mobile apps exposed user data due to misconfigured Firebase storage and database settings, affecting an estimated…
Senegal Reports Disruption to National ID Card Issuance After Data Leak Incident
Senegalese authorities have reported disruptions in the issuance of national identity cards following a data leak incident affecting processing systems.…
Brazil Municipality Lists Procurement for Biometric Time Clocks
The municipal government of Santo Antônio da Patrulha, in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state, has opened a price registration procurement for biometric time…
DOJ and FBI Issue RFI for Classified Multimodal Biometric System Software
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have issued a request for information (RFI) for an identity-based biometric system…
Norway Police Shared Services Open ABIS Market Survey on Mercell CTM
Norway’s Politiets fellestjenester (PFT) has opened a market survey for a biometric data system covering registration, storage, and case handling, signaling…
Smart Eye Agrees to Acquire Sightic Analytics in Impaired-Driving Detection Deal
Smart Eye AB has entered into an agreement to acquire Sightic Analytics AB, a Swedish AI software company focused on alcohol-impairment detection and driver…
UNICEF GenU Seeks Partner for Youth Digital Credentialing Pathway
UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited (GenU) initiative is seeking an implementing partner to build and pilot a digital credentialing pathway for young people,…
World Bank Backs Nepal Digital Transformation with $50M and Verifiable Credentials Locker
The World Bank has approved $50 million in financing for the Nepal Digital Transformation Project, an initiative aimed at expanding the country’s digital…
HMRC Starts Onboarding New Customers to GOV.UK One Login
HM Revenue and Customs has begun onboarding new digital-service customers to GOV.UK One Login, allowing them to register with an email address and password…