Turkey to print Hungarian, French biometric passports
Turkey’s Interior Minister, Süleyman Soylu, has disclosed that the country has reached deals with Hungary and France to print their…
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.
mDL advances support digital government ecosystems in Kurdistan, Greece
New mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) have been launched in Kurdistan and surpassed 500,000 users in Greece. Each stands as an…
Uganda launches probe after suspected stolen ID documents uncovered in swamp
Ugandan authorities have begun an investigation into how bundles of valid national ID cards, passports, car number plates and other…
Serbia, Kosovo reach reciprocal deal to accept ID cards as travel documents
A series of digital ID credentials issued around the world that people can use to cross borders are going through…
New biometrics products, IP and standards on the way
New standards related to biometrics and online transactions are coming from NIST, and are behind two of the week’s most-read…
National digital ID issuance for Pakistanis ramping up
Production of Pakistan’s digital national ID card has doubled, from 60 thousand to 125 thousand per day. The ID cards…
ID16.9 podcast examines role of private sector in meeting UN’s 2030 legal identity goal
The latest episode of the ID16.9 Podcast produced by Biometric Update focusses on how involved private sector companies and other…
A year on: UK Gov shares One Login digital identification program progress
A year after launching its program to develop One Login, a way to digitally identify oneself across government sites and…
UK begins trying to identify who owns its property and businesses
It took Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for UK authorities to start getting to grips with establishing the overseas owners of…
Canada’s DIACC has lessons for trusted digital identity in Australia
User choice and data minimization are both expected to play critical roles in establishing the public trust both Canada and…
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