Nigerian officials are planning to use biometric technology in an upcoming national census, according to a Commissioner from the state of Ekiti. Speaking at a recent press conference, Commissioner Deji […]

Any Jamaican living abroad will be able to apply for a new National Identification Card (abbreviated “NIDS”), according to a government official – but they’ll need to actually go to […]

More than 66 million Filipinos have been registered in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). The exact number is 66,432,398 (and counting), a tally that represents 72.3 percent of the 92 […]

The government of India has withdrawn a warning about the security of its Aadhaar national identity cards only two days after issuing it. The original warning was released after someone […]

Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched a new mobile app that will allow people to register in the country’s National ID program through their smartphones. The Pak-ID […]

Government biometrics are in the spotlight in this week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ top stories, with a few news items demonstrating the security advantages – and the security risks – of […]

The government of Estonia will soon be collecting fingerprints before issuing ID cards. Each person’s biometric information will then be stored on a chip on that card in much the […]

The government of Guinea is using TECH5’s Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) to power its new National ID program. The digital IDs were built using the open-source MOSIP identity management […]

Government authorities in India are planning to use facial recognition to verify the identities of citizens getting their COVID-19 vaccinations, and is already piloting the technology in the state of […]

Privacy advocates are already pushing back against South Africa’s proposed biometric registration plan. Under the new policy, the government would collect fingerprint and facial biometrics for every child born in […]