Across Africa, governments are introducing digital systems that use individuals’ unique physical measurements to identify them. These systems collect citizens’ biometric and personal data and use it ...

Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority is clamping down on refusals of the digital ID or the digitalized version of the CNIC, NICOP, or POC.

Digital ID cards have become a national debating point in the UK, but many frontiers across the world already rely on online systems. The pace is accelerating for British passport holders: from 12 ...

Kojak fingerprint scanners from Integrated Biometrics are playing a major role in the enrollment of citizens for Ethiopia's ...

Biometric-identity systems introduced by a number of African countries are blocking millions of citizens from accessing “fundamental rights and services,” according to a new report. “Despite the ...

World claims to offer financial inclusion through identity verification, but critics warn it may sacrifice decentralization, privacy, and self-sovereignty. The crypto industry is no stranger to ...

Millions of citizens across Africa are unable to access essential services to which they are entitled to, a report has revealed. The findings from a new report by the African Digital Rights Network, ...

In a remote rural village, a health worker wades through piles of papers trying to find the records for a mother and baby with no medical ID. Without this crucial reference, treatment may not be ...

Keir Starmer has hinted that the government is looking into using the digital ID card system to tackle issues like benefits fraud. The prime minister announced last month that digital IDs would be ...

Around 4 p.m. on a chilly Thursday, about 70 people lined up at a digital national ID registration site at ADEPR Church Remera in Nyabisindu, some standing while others sat on benches waiting their ...

Welldoc, which offers an app for individuals with cardiometabolic issues, is partnering with secure identity company CLEAR to integrate identity verification into its platform. Maryland-based Welldoc ...

Tony Roberts receives funding from the Open Society Foundation. Across Africa, governments are introducing digital systems that use individuals’ unique physical measurements to identify them. These ...