Việt Nam Police Halt DNA and Voice Data Collection for ID Database After Privacy Backlash
The Latest: On May 15, the Minister of Public Security (MPS) signed Decision 2709/QĐ-BCA, announcing the abolition of several administrative ...
Tag: VNeID
Việt Nam Enforces Facial Authentication for SIM Cards Under Circular 08
Failure to complete facial authentication will now suspend existing SIM cards and bar new users from purchasing SIM cards entirely. ...
Scoring Citizens via VNeID: Is Việt Nam’s Draft Resolution Unconstitutional?
Intense controversy has erupted since the Ministry of Public Security released the draft Resolution on the development of digital citizens. ...
Tô Lâm and the Possible Unification of Việt Nam’s Top Offices | Justice on Paper, Repression in Practice: The Case Against Trịnh Bá Phương
Key Events Court Upholds 11-Year Sentence Against Trịnh Bá Phương on Dec. 27;Việt Nam Tests Power Consolidation With Tô Lâm Nomination;Ministry ...
Việt Nam’s Push for Information Control—Parallels From Abroad
The Vietnamese government has long been implementing a national project to digitize and store citizens’ data for administrative purposes. The ...
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