Physical IDs no longer mandatory in Azerbaijan, where 65% use digital identity
Physical and digital IDs have reached parity in Azerbaijan, where the government has announced that identity information provided through the…
Civil / National ID
Civil ID is used to identify or verify the identity of individuals when interacting with governments, though increasingly it is also used for regulated private industries, such as mobile phone accounts. Government examples of civil ID use could include document issuance, border management, voter registration or employment background checks. Find Civil ID solutions here.
Dock partners with university for anonymous cyber incident reporting using VCs
Organizations have been known to hesitate to report cybersecurity incidents within their infrastructure due to concerns about damaging their reputation…
Quebec digital strategy commits to digital ID by 2028
The government of Quebec has released its 2024-2028 Government Cybersecurity and Digital Strategy, which a release says aims to propel…
Issuance of 2.5M smart IDs part of South Africa’s 2025 budget plan
South Africa’s Home Affairs Department says it plans to issue at least 2.5 million smart ID cards with funds from…
Google Wallet plans for biometric authentication, broad ID document support revealed
Google Wallets are expanding from payments and biometric ID documents like mobile driver’s licenses and passports to “Everything else.” An…
From face biometrics to ID forgeries: lax data security fuels ID fraud
In a wave of data breaches over the last year, several organizations have carelessly exposed large troves of sensitive personal…
Bosnia and Herzegovina digital ID agency refutes claim it overstepped authority
Another bureaucratic fight has broken out between a national identity agency and its attendant government, this time in Bosnia and…
Identita deny allegations they issued 18K ID cards to foreigners for bribes
The former senior manager of Malta’s Identita, Ryan Spagnol, is suing former MP Jason Azzopardi for libel over allegations that…
Cameroon gets $4.8M South Korea grant to advance civil registration modernization project
Cameroon’s Minister of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Alamine Ousmane Mey, recently signed an agreement with the government of…
India G20 Task Force report defines course of global DPI development
A report that is expected to influence the trajectory of digital public infrastructure (DPI) development around the world and strengthen…
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