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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.

 

Texas on the sidelines as digital driver’s licenses expand nationwide

Texas is emerging as one of the major holdouts in the national shift toward digital identification even as Apple expands…

 

Pakistan Super App for gov’t services, document verification advances toward launch

Pakistan’s government is preparing to roll out a “Super App” that will allow citizens to access public services and verify…

 

Veridos and OSD awarded for biometric passport work, KOMSCO finds profits in digital ID

In South Korea, KOMSCO has reinvented itself, moving to find new profitability in mobile IDs. In Georgia, a unified ePassport…

 

DHS RIVR results suggest most ID document validation disastrously ineffective

The results of the identity document validation track within the 2025 Remote Identity Validation Rally are sobering. They indicate that…

 

Sri Lanka digital ID Master Systems Integrator expected to be named in March

The selection of an Indian firm as Master System Integrator (MSI) for the Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity (SL-UDI) is…

 

Photo ID, proof of citizenship take center stage in US voting fight

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) has become the centerpiece of a renewed congressional fight over who sets the…

 

West Virginia records 30K Mobile ID registrations since Oct 2024 launch

Mobile driver’s licenses are making small gains in the U.S., as states roll out their offerings and see the first…

 

Iran marries surveillance infrastructure, national ID to control population: report

The Iranian regime has been leveraging tools from its digital public infrastructure (DPI), combining them with its limited network of…

 

South Africa digital ID and mDL to launch this year, president promises

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has given his word that the country’s national digital ID system will be rolled…

 

Nigeria launches nationwide drive to boost digital ID coverage, improve inclusion

Nigeria’s National identity Management Commission (NIMC) is today February 16 launching a nationwide campaign to conduct enrollment for the National…

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