Public Beta Expected for Australia’s Biometric Online ID Program This Year
Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has said it is expecting that the biometric component of its myGovID program will be ready for a public beta…
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India’s Election Commission Wants to Tie Aadhaar to Voter Registration
India’s Election Commission is pitching new legislation that would link a citizen’s voter ID card with their Aadhaar number. The legislation would amend the…
Indian Partners Brief Afghanistan Officials on Aadhaar ID Program
“Aadhaar is the world’s most ambitious civil biometric identity program. Indian citizens are assigned an Aadhaar number connected to biometric registration…
Report Finds Aadhaar Excludes Homeless and Transgender Citizens
A new report from the Dalberg consulting firm suggests that India’s Aadhaar program is currently excluding some of the country’s most vulnerable demographics.…
French Gov’t Fast-tracks Launch of Biometric Mobile ID Program
Biometrics News – Facial Recognition French authorities are preparing to launch a biometric national ID app for access to online government services. The app…
UIDAI Lets Indian Citizens Update Aadhaar Profile with Only an Aadhaar Card
Aadhaar is rapidly eclipsing other forms of identity in India. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) took to Twitter to announce that Aadhaar…
India’s New Seafarer IDs Feature Embedded Face Biometrics
India is equipping its sailors with a Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID) with facial biometrics embedded in the card’s chip. Shipping Minister Mansukh…
TECH5 Brings Biometric Tech to MOSIP’s Open-Source ID Platform
“We believe that our combined solution will provide high value to countries that are establishing identity management systems.” TECH5 has officially become the…
Facebook Asks Indian Supreme Court to Decide on Aadhaar Privacy Issue
“This is largely in relation to the WhatsApp messaging app owned by Facebook, through which information deemed to be a public threat can be promulgated.”…
BSP Ramps Up Production of Biometric IDs in the Philippines
“The national IDs will increase financial inclusion, allowing people with no other form of official ID to open bank accounts and conduct transactions…” The…