Biometrics Power Major Public, Private Sector Digital ID Projects
By Chris Burt Biometrics are playing a prominent role in the passwordless movement, digital wallets and national ID programs making headlines this week. Both Thales…
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Wanna Fly? TSA Now Wants to Scan Your Face at Security
By Jesse Smith What began as a limited facial recognition pilot at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, DC during the COVID-19 “pandemic” has…
Pakistan is Making Disbursement of Aid to Flood Victims Contingent on Biometric Verification
By Didi Rankovic In August, Pakistan was hit by severe flooding that caused extensive damage to large rural areas in the country, and yet, to…
European Commission Wants to Allow Real-time Biometric Identification Surveillance in Some Circumstances
By Didi Rankovic EU’s proposed Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, drafted by the European Commission, was under the spotlight for the first time last week in…
Starburst Is Pushing Biometric ID to Access its Candy
By Nicole Rodrigues Starburst wants you to put your needs above anything else with a biometric safe that keeps your candied treasures literally under lock…
France to Introduce Biometric Health Cards
By Ken Macon French lawmakers have approved a plan to launch a biometric health card. The project was pushed as part of the financial aid…
Gates Calls Social Credit Scores An “Asset” — Are They Coming To The US?
By Jeremy Loffredo Millions of children in India can’t go to school because they’ve failed to submit to India’s biometric ID system, AADHAAR. The invasive…
Ugandans to Have DNA, Biometric Data Captured in New Electronic National ID Cards
By Didacus Malowa Ugandans are expected to have their DNA properties harvested by the government to be used in the development of new National Identity…
Iran: Digital Food Rationing Rolls Out Using Biometric IDs Amid Food Riots
By Ice Age Farmer Iran is set to be the first country to roll out a food rationing scheme based on new biometric IDs. Where…
Technocratic Takeover: Nigeria Blocks 73 Million Mobile Numbers for Not Being Tied to National ID System
By Ken Macon Nigeria has blocked 73 million phone numbers because they were not linked to the National Identity Numbers (NINs). In 2011, African countries…
The Global Digital ID Surveillance Plan Accelerates – Urgent Resistance Needed
By Jesse Smith The COVID-19 plandemic provided the perfect cover for all manner of “New Normal” changes that were always intended to become permanent. One…
Greece to Introduce Full Mobile Version of Digital ID, Driving Licenses
By Ayang Macdonald By this coming Easter, Greeks will be able to carry the downloaded full version of their digital IDs and mobile driver’s licenses…
UK Government to Roll Out Digital ID for Pre-employment Checks Starting Early 2022
By Leah Montebello The government have announced plans to roll out a new digital identity documentation, which will enable employers to verify employees’ identities. The…
Apple Making Taxpayers Pay for Rollout of Digital ID Card in Some States
By Hugh Son Apple is making U.S. states foot part of the bill and provide customer support for its plan to turn iPhones into digital…