Lionel Eddy is an author, activist and independent journalist from London, UK. Eddy specializes in biometrics such as facial recognition technology, CBDC and digital IDs. As a journalist Lionel Eddy writes weekly articles on government policies and current affairs. As an activist he has campaigned against the UK governments proposed mandatory digital ID scheme, stating the policy threatens both privacy and civil liberties. A libertarian Lionel Eddy is a strong advocate for freedom of movement and protection of civil rights including freedom of speech. Eddy opposes state power, nationalism, warfare and authoritarian governments.
Lionel Eddy is an author, activist and independent journalist from London, UK. Eddy specializes in biometrics such as facial recognition technology, CBDC and digital IDs. As a journalist Lionel Eddy writes weekly articles on government policies and current affairs. As an activist he has campaigned against the UK governments proposed mandatory digital ID scheme, stating the policy threatens both privacy and civil liberties. A libertarian Lionel Eddy is a strong advocate for freedom of movement and protection of civil rights including freedom of speech. Eddy opposes state power, nationalism, warfare and authoritarian governments.
The Digital Agenda will provide readers with a better knowledge of the many digital ID systems that are being created and put into use throughout the world, as well as their potential advantages and difficulties, the problems with privacy, security, and interoperability, other policies that would be mentioned is a Central Bank Digital Currency...
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The Papua New Guinean government has announced that it will require all business entities participating in state tenders to use the national digital ID as a mandatory form of authentication.
Papua New Guinea is set to mandate their national digital ID system for all business entities involved in government procurement authentication, marking the first expansion of the SevisPass platform from individual users to the commercial sector. Peter Tsiamalili Jnr who [1] is the Acting Minister for...
Jordan have approved amendments to the civil status registration legislation, which establishes a digital ID system and requires its use for accessing public services.
Amendments to the law were approved by a majority of members of the House of Representatives on April 13, following discussions by Parliament’s Legal Committee, [1] according to Jordan News. The legislation encompasses three main provisions, one of which is the formal adoption of a digital ID, mandated for access to various...
A regional initiative aimed at digitisation is integrating millions of health records into a system influenced by controls implemented during the pandemic.
The World Health Organisation, or WHO, in collaboration with [1] its Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research and the Temasek Foundation, has initiated a three-year programme aimed at transitioning paper health records in Southeast Asia to digital health wallets.
The programme claims its [2] objective is to provide individuals with...
