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#Somaliland: 1st in World to Use #Iris Scanner Technology to Stem Voter Fraud #SomalilandVotes

Support for technological advancement on the continent is reflected by the African Union’s inclusion of the Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa Strategy. Somaliland, a semi-autonomous region of Somalia, was the guinea pig for iris-recognition technology at a presidential poll, according to election spokesman Saed Ali Muse.

The self-declared sovereign state became the first in the world…

ViewSonic V55 Smartphone With Iris Scanner Could Launch at CES 2015

Iris-scanning technology was one of the features that was rumoured to debut on smartphones in 2014. The feature kept making headlines and was expected last year to be introduced on a flagship Samsung Galaxy handset, though that never happened.

However, it seems the new year will finally break the jinx and we’ll see the first smartphone sporting iris scanning and recognition technology.…