14+ hour, 15+ min ago  (443+ words) Iraqi authorities will on Thursday begin biometric capture for about two million citizens who are eligible to vote in the country's next general elections. Following a decision of the Iraq Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), the eligible potential voters were…...

13+ hour, 15+ min ago  (534+ words) Google is upgrading its support for digital IDs for more territories, while Apple and Samsung are also adding new features to their respective digital wallets. Google Wallet for Android is now adding support for three further passports, reports 9to5 Google. Adding…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago  (25+ words) A proposed private placement with ID Centric that would have supplied Idex with US$9. 7 million in return for a 20% percent stake has been cancelled....

8+ hour, 25+ min ago  (210+ words) DSCI and the Digi Yatra Foundation have released a joint paper that argues for India's digital identity systems move to decentralized, consent'driven models....

8+ hour, 11+ min ago  (255+ words) Although this is presented as a single scheme, it is important to note that the certification of an EUDI Wallet is not going to be monolithic....

8+ hour, 48+ min ago  (1022+ words) A House bill introduced by Reps. Thomas Massie and Lauren Boebert would impose a broad warrant requirement on government searches that intrude on Americans" privacy by targeting the expanding use of facial recognition, automated license plate readers, commercial data brokers,…...

12+ hour, 57+ min ago  (374+ words) The U. S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced new identity verification requirements for selected users of its Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse online database, to be supported by Idemia Public Security through a single, firm-fixed price contract....

10+ hour, 15+ min ago  (841+ words) A new report from Citizens for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) says Massachusetts police departments, sheriffs, courts, and other justice system actors continue to share information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in ways that make local agencies "force multipliers" for federal…...

12+ hour, 51+ min ago  (697+ words) Police use of facial recognition technology continues to be an issue of concern globally " and pressure to put proper governance and regulations in place may be turning the biometrics use case into a niche, rather than a broadly used crimefighting…...

12+ hour, 52+ min ago  (262+ words) Now is the time to get the new digital ID which the government intends to make the only credential for access to public and private sector services....