By Ken Macon The Scottish government said it has launched a digital identity public engagement project.…
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Dutch Finance Minister Proposes Increased Financial Surveillance
By Ken Macon Dutch minister of finance Sigrid Kaag is pushing for the introduction of a…
Austria Launches Digital ID in the Form of Driver’s Licenses
By Ken Macon Austrians can now generate mobile driving licenses (mDLs) on their smartphones, the federal…
Australia Considers Centralizing Digital ID
By Ken Macon In the wake of the Optus data breach, the Australian government is considering…
Mastercard Just Outlined Its Digital ID Push
By Ken Macon At the Authenticate 2022 event, Mastercard SVP of Digital Identity Sarah Clark detailed…
Gates Foundation Boosts Funding for Digital ID Projects
By Ken Macon The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has increased its investment in digital ID…
Brazil to Test Biometric Database for “Election Integrity”
By Ken Macon Some of the voting machines that will be part of the integrity test…
Norway’s BankID System is Becoming a de facto Digital ID
By Ken Macon Norway’s BankID system, which has become a form of digital ID, has launched…
Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to Trial Biometrics for Entry
By Ken Macon The National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos are trialling biometrics for…
France to Introduce Biometric Health Cards
By Ken Macon French lawmakers have approved a plan to launch a biometric health card. The…
New Bill Aims to Make Digital ID Pervasive in the United States
By Ken Macon Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) has reintroduced the “Improving Digital Identity Act,” a bipartisan…
Facebook is Actively Blocking Link to Class Action Settlement Payout It Owes for Spying on Its Users
By Ken Macon Facebook is blocking links to the official class action claims page for a…
Covid Surveillance Tech Remains Open to Exploitation
By Ken Macon Governments and private companies can still abuse all of the data they collected…
Taiwan Combines Vaccine Passport with Digital ID Number
By Ken Macon Taiwan’s digital COVID-19 certificate, used to verify testing and vaccination status, will now…
New South Wales Begins Digital Birth Certificate Program as Part of Digital ID Push
By Ken Macon As part of the big global push to digital ID systems, the Australian…