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Digital ID in Africa this week: Nigerian biometrics reach turning point, Ghana caught selling voter data
This week we take a look at the latest development across Nigeria’s ID sector, the latest crises for Ghana’s electoral commission, plus a last-minute scramble for biometric passports in Kenya, and hopes for further biometric monitoring to reduce medicine theft in Ugandan hospitals ... Read the whole story here.

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Daily Biometrics News
MasterCard and Orange: why global brands are delving into African biometrics
The speed at which African nations are implementing biometric systems for national ID and electoral rolls has created something of...
 
Airport biometrics launched in South Korea and Poland as U.S. oversight board weighs benefits
Biometric deployments at airports continue at a rapid pace, with deployments in South Korea and Poland, as details continue to...
ECG biometrics explored for high-tech military and low-cost home applications
A new device has been developed for the Pentagon to enable U.S. Special Forces to identify people with heartbeat biometrics...
 
EU considers banning facial biometrics for public surveillance, Moscow touts gains, Detroit delays
The European Union will consider restricting or even banning biometric facial recognition use in public surveillance systems, after an independent...
VSBLTY to provide facial biometrics for Smart City partnership in Latin America
VSBLTY Groupe has partnered with “intelligent lighting” provider Energetika to integrate biometric facial recognition and other security technologies with Smart...
 
Nuance praised by Forrester and nears exit of mobile subscription business
Nuance Communications has been identified as a leader in voice biometrics and “mission-critical, enterprise-grade, conversational AI” by Forrester, and has...
IOM and WFP share biometric data to improve efficiency of aid in South Sudan
An exchange of biometric information between the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)...
 
Defense ministry access of police biometrics database among UK Commissioner’s many concerns
The UK should pass new legislation to allow police to develop new biometric capabilities, and the Ministry of Defense should...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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