Australian Gov’t to Let Private Firms Use Proposed Biometric ID Platform
Scott Morrison’s Australian government has shared some more details about its anticipated digital business plan, which will allocate $800 million to help…
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Singapore Adds Biometric Face Authentication to National ID Program
Singapore’s national digital ID platform, SingPass, now supports biometric authentication in the form of facial recognition, thanks to a collaboration between…
ID4Africa to Convene Expert Panel on Digital ID Numbers
Africa’s most prominent identity-focused NGO is planning to explore different approaches to digital identity numbers in an upcoming panel discussion. The…
ID4Africa Stresses Need for Privacy By Design in National ID Programs
ID4Africa is calling attention to a recent Identification for Development (ID4D) report that examines the relative quality of the privacy features in digital…
Jamaican Government Aims to Fast-Track National Identification System to Help with COVID-19 Aid
The Jamaican Government has expressed its desire to fast-track the creation and implementation of a national identification system (NIDS) to help it with its…
British Nationals Living in EU to Get Biometric Residence Document
In a decision by the European Commission, British nationals living in the European Union will receive an EU-wide biometric residence document by the end of the…
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…
Pakistan Launches Biometric Cash Transfer Program for Impoverished Women
Pakistan Prime Minster, Imran Khan, announced the latest addition to his national anti-poverty program — known as Ehsaas Kafaalat — which will see seven…
IDEMIA Wins Biometric ID Contract for Morocco
“…IDEMIA suggested that the biometric national ID cards ‘will accelerate rollout of Morocco’s online services and will ramp up development of the digital…
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…