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Digital ID Checks To Be Introduced From April in UK

The UK Government has announced that from 6 April 2022, digital identity document validation technology (IDVT) will be introduced to support employers and landlords with the right to work, right to rent and pre-employment DBS checks.

Staff Reporter Jan 4, 2022 2 min read Policy & Governance

UK to Roll Out Digital Identity Documents for Pre-Employment Checks

The new UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework will set out the rules and standards for organisations to follow to carry out secure and consistent digital identity checks.

Staff Reporter Dec 28, 2021 2 min read Policy & Governance

India Set to Link Voter's List to Biometric Aadhar IDs amid Privacy Fears

The union government has decided to amend the Aadhaar Act to legally empower the Election Commission to link the unique identification number with the electoral roll, aiding them to remove bogus and duplicate entries. The new reform will also pave the way for giving “remote” voting rights to migrant voters.

Staff Reporter Dec 22, 2021 3 min read Policy & Governance

Thai Gov Allocates 2.4bn Baht in Digital Projects

The Thai Government will use the funds earmarked to continue the implementation of six key projects in the digital ID space

Staff Reporter Dec 20, 2021 2 min read Public Utilities

9Mobile to Register 10M Rural Nigerian Residents for National ID

Nigerian federal government has appointed 9Mobile to register atleaset 10 million rural residents in the National Identity Management Enrollment Scheme.

Staff Reporter Dec 20, 2021 1 min read News

IDEMIA Bags $180 Million Deal to Provide Enhanced Fingerprint Identification for Australian Law Enforcement Agencies

NAFIS NextGen comes three years after ACIC was forced to dump its former NAFIS replacement project known as the biometrics identification solution (BIS) project.

Staff Reporter Dec 15, 2021 3 min read News

Yoti Discusses Use of Digital Identity in 6 Different Humanitarian Settings

Yoti has published two articles from a six-part series on use of digital identities in different hypothetical humanitarian settings.

Staff Reporter Dec 9, 2021 2 min read News

ID.me and Sterling to Offer In-Person Identity Verification for Gov Services

ID.me and Sterling Identity are partnering to offer the citizens in-person identity verification to create a login for government services.

Staff Reporter Dec 2, 2021 1 min read News

Biometric Systems of US Defence Moves to AWS Cloud

DoD NRTIO biometric system was migrated to AWS GovCloud by InCadene without any loss in operation.

Staff Reporter Nov 30, 2021 1 min read News

Free iPads Distributed in NY Schools Laced with Spyware?

ACLU chapter wants answers on student-monitoring apps in NYC schools. The New York Civil Liberties Union claims large amounts of critical information about the deal, which involved student-monitoring software, need to be made public.

Staff Reporter Nov 29, 2021 3 min read Ed-Tech

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