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23 Oct, 2018HID goID Gateway eases government delivery of mobile IDs
HID Global has extended its HID goID Gateway to enable governments to offer mobile identities to citizens via a cloud service or as a new, in-country offering. It allows provisioning of fully encrypted mobile IDs from a central issuance system to citizens’ smartphones. “We are delighted to announce the expanded capabilities of our market-leading goID […]
08 Oct, 2018Singapore national ID to include facial recognition
Facial recognition will be an integral part of the Singapore national ID, called the National Digital Identity (NDI) program, set to be completed in 2020. It will be the centralized biometric authenticator that will be used across both government and private sector applications. In the future other biometrics may be used as well. The Signapore […]
04 Oct, 2018iPhone student ID launches at three universities
This week, students at the University of Alabama, Duke University and the University of Oklahoma began using an iPhone student ID as their official campus card. The new credential is stored in the Wallet app on the iPhones and Apple Watches students are already carrying on campus. The system was created jointly by Apple and […]
28 Sep, 2018Indian Supreme Court okays AADHAR, but limits scope
The Supreme Court in India ruled on the case involving AADHAR, the controversial national biometric identity program. The ruling was a mixed bag, with both proponents and opponents winning some and losing some. First, the ruling states that AADHAR does not fundamentally violate the privacy rights of the 1.3 billion Indians and thus can continue, […]
05 Sep, 2018Future of Australian Digital iD initiative may be in question
The primary Australian digital ID initiative known as “Digital iD” may be in question, according to an article in InnovationAus. Funding has apparently been reduced and key team leaders have left the project. Digital iD rolled out early in 2018, and it has been piloted at 13 organizations – including Queensland Police, CUA and Airtasker […]
30 Aug, 2018Philippines to deliver biometric national ID program to 106 million citizens
A Philippines biometric national ID card is in the works to give undocumented individuals the credentials they need to obtain jobs, bank accounts and other services. For Filipinos without birth records or other legal documentation, obtaining the current national identity card is difficult, but the new biometric system will ease the path for millions. The […]
29 Aug, 2018Blockchain and biometrics help feed refugees and could rebuild IDs
A food-aid program that is feeding refuges from the Syrian civil war has turned to blockchain and iris recognition to make grocery shopping more efficient and less expensive. The two-year old program could one help refugees regain legal IDs.
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