Digital ID
Bill Gates checks in with the digital ID project he’s funding in Bangalore
Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Utah introduces digital driver’s licenses, following plans to introduce online platform age checks
A major rollout in the state.
Biden admin calls for digital ID investment, public-private data sharing collaboration
Federal calls for digital ID.
Australia agrees on digital ID rollout and data sharing
Centralizing data.
Tony Blair praises Estonia for its digital ID system, where babies are given a digital ID at birth
Wants other countries to follow.
Canadian premiers tell PM Justin Trudeau they won’t be sharing citizens’ medical data with federal government
Pushback against data grab plans.
Canada’s first airline launches digital identification, facial recognition tech
“Convenience” over privacy.
East Palestine, Ohio, introduces medical digital ID
That first responders can tap into.
Canada’s conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says no to digital ID
While others are pushing the idea.
UK government to pay private sector to develop digital ID systems
The march towards digital ID.
Australian state of New South Wales to get digital ID within weeks
Pushed under the guise of preventing alcohol sales to minors.
New York to hire a “Chief Customer Experience Officer” to oversee digital ID plans
For access to services and more.