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Manila Bulletin
March 26, 2018
It was back in September when the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading its own version of the national ID system Act, specifically House Bill (HB) No.6221, or the proposed Act Establishing the Filipino Identification System or FilSys. Although Bicameral Conference CommitteeÃâà...
Devdiscourse
March 26, 2018
A data leak on a system run by a state-owned utility company can allow access to private information of Aadhaar holders, exposing their names, their unique 12-digit identity numbers, and their bank details. Reuters 24 Mar 2018, 07:41 AM Views : 3. Aadhaar, a biometric identification card with over 1.1 billion users, is theÃâà...
Sun.Star
March 26, 2018
EVEN before the national identification (ID) system bill is enacted into law, a lawmaker said the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) may already start implementing the program. Davao City Representative Karlo Nograles, who chairs the House committee on appropriations, urged the PSA to start tappingÃâà...
The Japan Times
March 25, 2018
NEW DELHI – India's biometric ID program, Aadhaar, has been hit by another major security lapse, allowing access to private information, business technology news website ZDNet reported on Saturday. A data leak on a system run by a state-owned utility company can allow access to private information ofÃâà...
Myjoyonline.com
March 24, 2018
Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged Ghanaians to patronise the Ghana Post GPS which uniquely identifies each Ghanaian's residential address. He said the digital address will be required when government rolls out the national ID cards. "I hope everybody has downloaded the Ghana PostÃâà...
NFC World
March 23, 2018
Will introduce 'Face ID' on July 1 for Aadhaar authentication, UIDAI tells Supreme Court — The Hindu — “The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that it will introduce 'Face ID' on July 1 to enable Aadhaar holders to authenticate their identity to accessÃâà...
GhanaWeb
March 23, 2018
New national ID rollout to begin in April – Bawumia Ãâ÷ GHC120m released for National Identification Card project Ãâ÷ Ghana card issuance generates controversy in Parliament Ãâ÷ National ID: Minority accuses government of abysmal failure Ãâ÷ Read all related articles. Comments: This article has 26 comment(s),Ãâà...
ZDNet
March 23, 2018
India's national ID database has been hit by yet another major security lapse. Known as Aadhaar, the government ID database is packed with identity and biometric information -- like fingerprints and iris scans -- on more than 1.1 billion registered Indian citizens, official figures show. Anyone in the databaseÃâà...
Business Mirror
March 22, 2018
Budget Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said he is “pretty optimistic” that the proposed national ID system would be approved and passed into law in the near term. At a briefing on Wednesday, Diokno said that the Senate last Monday approved its version of the measure, authored by Sen. Panfilo M. LacsonÃâà...
BusinessGhana
March 21, 2018
Government has given new dates for the introduction of the National Identification (ID) cards and the Inter-operability payment system. The issuance of National I.D cards to citizens and non-Ghanaian residents is set to begin from next month, while the Inter-operability system takes off in May. The twoÃâà...
Philippine Star
March 19, 2018
The measure aims to harmonize and integrate the “countless and redundant” government IDs with a national ID system. ... The national ID will contain the PhilSys number or the randomly generated identification number for each individual, full name, facial image, birthdate, address and fingerprints of theÃâà...
Devdiscourse
March 18, 2018
ID systems help the government to engage with their citizens in an efficient manner. National ID systems are under development in at least 150 countries and many are strengthening these systems. Legal identity is recognized with one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In Sub Saharan Africa,Ãâà...
Inquirer.net
March 18, 2018
A lawmaker warned on Sunday that the National Identification System Bill being fast-tracked in the Senate would not only violate the people's right to privacy but also threaten the country's sovereignty and security. “Aside from the fact that this is an invasion of our people's privacy this measure may haveÃâà...
ABS-CBN News
March 16, 2018
MANILA - The national identification system will ensure every Filipino have access to public services and development opportunities, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. The Senate is set to approve the bill on its second reading on Wednesday, NEDA said in a statementÃâà...
Journal Online
March 16, 2018
Panahon pa ni FVR, may mga nagsusulong na ng national ID system pero nangunguna sa pagtutol ang mga taong nanggugulo. Una, wala namang masama sa national ID system, lalo na kung wala ka namang ginagawang masama. Ang kagandahan dito sa UMID, multi-purpose ID na ito na puwedengÃâà...
Daily Trust
March 2, 2018
Two bank staff, three others nabbed for National ID card forgery. By Rakiya A.Muhammad,Sokoto | Publish Date: Mar 2 2018 5:47PM. facebook Ãâ÷ twitter Ãâ÷ goolge plus Ãâ÷ linkdin; like (1 Likes). Two bank staff, three others nabbed for National ID card forgery. Sokoto state police command has arrested a syndicate who specializeÃâà...
Guardian (blog)
March 2, 2018
The Public Relations Officer of the Sokoto State Police Command, ASP Cordelia Nwawe, yesterday paraded five persons, including two employees of a bank for their alleged involvement in the procurement of forged National identity cards for new customers to open accounts. She gave the names of theÃâà...
The Herald Bulletin
February 26, 2018
H.R. 4760 forces a new biometric National ID on every American citizen. This recently introduced bill is below the radar as mainstream media is not covering this. That tells you something. Privacy and liberty are under serious threat. The Republican establishment is pushing a radical and longtime goal of aÃâà...
Front Page Africa
February 15, 2018
He further told the Vice President that for salary payment, pensions and benefits to citizens, using a biometric national identification card can reduce leakages and save thousands of dollars for the government. Other benefits he listed included helping to curtail multiple voter registrations of a single personÃâà...
Enniscorthy Guardian
February 15, 2018
This past week has seen much debate about Ireland's relatively new Public Services Card amid allegations that the Government is trying to sneakily introduce a new national identity card in through the back door. Last week an Oireachtas Committee heard from legal experts on privacy rights that the PSCÃâà...
Roanoke Times
February 13, 2018
E-Verify is not a national ID card. ... The 1996 law that authorized E-Verify clearly states that it does nothing to create a national identification card. ... in fact, the bill contains a section titled “NO NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD” and states, “Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize, directly orÃâà...
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
February 9, 2018
When you get your national ID, you're going to be receiving two things. You're getting a national identification number, which we refer to as the NIN and you get your national identification card,” Mrs. Lynch-Stewart said. She was speaking at a NIDS town hall meeting held recently at the University of theÃâà...
gulfnews.com
December 31, 1999
Diokno said he had high hopes that Duterte would sign the National ID Law before Easter. Last March 14, the Philippine Senate passed the Philippine Identification System Act of 2018 after parallel bills calling for a national ID system spent years pending approval by both chambers of Congress (the SenateÃâà...
Philippine Star
December 31, 1999
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management on Wednesday expressed the hope that a measure seeking to establish a national identification system will be passed into law before the week of Easter, despite previous constitutional objections to the proposal. “I'm hopeful that the billÃâà...
Mwakilishi.com
December 31, 1999
In a notice to all Sub-county Registration Officers on Tuesday, the Director of National Registration, Reuben Kimotho directed the officers to ensure the fee is charged for processing a duplicate of the national ID cards. “Please note that the Sh 100 fee will not be applicable to young persons who are attainingÃâà...
Rappler
December 31, 1999
MANILA, Philippines – Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday, March 14, that the national identification system will help improve the delivery of government services and reduce fraudulent transactions. Diokno vouched for the benefits of the national ID system, as he expressed confidenceÃâà...
Left Foot Forward
December 31, 1999
Jeremy Corbyn called for a 'digital citizen passport' in his technology-embracing speech in August 2016. What is that, if not an ID card? ShareTweet. One of Theresa May's very first acts as home secretary was to abolish Labour's fledging entitlement card system. How the Tory benches cheered, along withÃâà...
The Punch
December 31, 1999
The Sokoto State Police Command said it has arrested a syndicate that specialises in forging the National Identity Card. Parading the suspects at the police command headquarters on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Cordelia Nwawe, said the suspects were arrested in connection withÃâà...
Therogersvillereview
December 31, 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that the application process for the national Veterans Identification Card is now available. The VA says the application process for the VIC is “yet another action honoring their service.” “This has been mandated throughÃâà...