Vietnam targets digital transformation of public services with DNA-backed ID

Vietnam’s government is making a push for its national digital transformation project, formally labeled “Developing an Application for Population Database, Digital Identification and Authentication for the National Digital Transformation from 2022-2025, with a Vision to 2030,” but known colloquially as Project 06. The digital ID scheme includes the collection of face, fingerprint, iris, voice and – notably – DNA biometrics for a digital ID card, and covers a broad swath of services, from cashless payments to medical diagnoses.

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