Biometric authentication app for national ID soon to launch in Philippines

According to the Philippine News Agency, on Tuesday, the Philippine Statistics Authority in Negros Oriental (PSA-Negros Oriental), began piloting its civil registration services (CRS) app to authenticate national IDs with biometrics.

As an added security measure for the ID card program, the app is designed to determine whether IDs are valid. It can authenticate physical cards and ePhilIDs, according to PSA-Negros Oriental chief Ariel Fortuito in a statement to the Philippine News Agency.

“Since the national ID cards no …

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