Tobago launches sub-national digital ID for public service access
A digital ID system dubbed Tobago ID to ease access to services has been launched for residents of the island…
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.
World releases open-source toolkit for privacy-preserving identity proofs
World has released ProveKit, which new documentation from the biometric proof of personhood (PoP) firm calls “a production-ready zero-knowledge proving…
Authologic becomes registered issuer of EUDI-ready digital credentials in Poland
Authologic has become a registered issuer of non-qualified electronic attestations of attributes (EAAs) in Poland, allowing the identity verification company…
UK guidance indicates only gov’t digital ID wallet will get primary credentials
An update to a webpage from the UK’s Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (OfDIA) providing guidance on using the…
Korea’s telecom giants launch QR ID verification campaign
A national drive has kicked off in South Korea to kick out scammy digital IDs. The major telecom operators SK…
Yoti withdrawing ID app from Spain to avoid undermining biometric security
Can a person be identified from any measurement of a physical characteristic? Spanish data protection regulatory AEPD has interpreted the…
2.8B still excluded from digital ID as new gender gaps emerge: World Bank
An estimated 2.8 billion people worldwide remain shut out from government-recognized digital ID systems, creating what the World Bank describes as…
More than 170M ID scans for sale on dark web in breach allegedly traced to IDScan.net
A massive trove of scanned identity documents has been discovered for sale on a Russian cybercrime forum, exposing the biometrics…
US mDL ecosystem grows as states add wallets, TSA support
The U.S. continues to roll steadily in the direction of mobile driver’s licenses (mDL). Developments in several states show more…
PNG begins first large-scale digital ID rollout with public servants
Papua New Guinea’s government has set a December 31 deadline to provide every public servant with a digital ID. The…
