UK scraps pre-arrival biometric checks for Ukrainian refugees
The United Kingdom has announced a new immigration system designed to streamline the entry of Ukrainian refugees fleeing from 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.
Alternative approaches to mobile device biometrics on the rise
Good news-bad news for Samsung in one of the most-read stories on Biometric Update this week, with an ultrasonic under-display…
UK establishes Office for Digital Identities and Attributes, new legislation and trustmark
The UK government has established the interim Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (ODIA) to oversee security and privacy for…
Côte d’Ivoire final push for biometric registration as third national ID extension deadline approaches
Biometric registration centers on buses, in churches and overseas missions are being deployed to help as many Ivorians as possible…
Idemia I&S lands 12-year deal to power California’s mDL efforts
Idemia Identity & Security North America says it has been awarded a contract to run for 12 years with the…
Thailand’s NDID partners with Mastercard to connect digital IDs internationally
National Digital ID (NDID), both Thailand’s national digital identity platform for financial institutions and a private company, announces that following…
Mobile phones for legal identity, not just digital: ID4Africa livecast
Mobile phones as a tool, a technology and an enabler of services were discussed in the first part of a…
GET Group launches app for contactless digital ID and mDL authentication
GET Group North America has launched an app on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store that enables businesses to…
Shaky case made by a vendor about huge market value for self-sovereign IDs
It is hard to know what to make of a new white paper that values the total addressable market for…
Health info and digital ID app in Canada integrates user managed access specification
Digital ID and access control vendor Identos says it has adopted the UMA 2.0 specification for the newly launched Ontario…
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