India’s prisons to require Aadhaar authentication from inmates and visitors
In India, all prisoners and visitors will now have to go through authentication using their Aadhaar digital IDs as a…
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.
Greece adding more ID documents to government digital wallet
Greece’s Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou says two new documents, namely the car registration license and the biometric passport, will…
Yubico joins EWC’s large-scale pilot for EU digital ID wallets ahead of eIDAS 2.0
Hardware security key firm Yubico is joining one of four large-scale pilots (LSPs) developing the underlying technology for the incoming…
Civil society teams up with Kenyan govt to champion digital ID sensitization efforts
Civil society groups in Kenya have, through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), partnered with the government to set the template…
Privacy professionals compare how shifting data protection laws are addressed
In a world of endless biometric data, what can a data commissioner do? A virtual panel convened for the 2023…
Bangladesh eyes inclusive DPI, AI ecosystem to leverage sustainable devt
The Bangladeshi Minister of State for ICT, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, says efforts to build an inclusive digital public infrastructure (DPI)…
California, Iowa make progress on mDLs, Australian states see delays
U.S. states Iowa and California are taking strides in expanding the availability and acceptance of their mobile driver’s licenses, while…
Denmark shifts to MitID as legacy digital ID becomes inactive at midnight, Nov. 1
NemID, Denmark’s national digital ID system, will stop working tonight at midnight, completing the nation’s shift to the more secure…
Signicat launches online digital certificate request service as interest in wallets grows
The Norwegian digital identity firm Signicat has signed on with ISTEC, a Spanish company that provides electronic trust services for…
Verimi touts digital vehicle registration, but a big name partner may be backing away
Berlin-based digital ID wallet provider Verimi is touting its fully digital vehicle registration system, which issues a provisional digital registration…
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