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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.

 

Greece to introduce full mobile version of digital ID, driving licenses

By this coming Easter, Greeks will be able to carry the downloaded full version of their digital IDs and mobile…

 

Nigerian digital ID tokens criticized as NIN-SIM linkage deadline extended yet again

For the ninth time, Nigeria’s federal government has extended, by three months, the deadline for citizens to link their biometrics-backed…

 

IN Groupe wins award for France’s national eID, biometric passport deal for Seychelles

Two national ID events round off a busy 2021 for IN Groupe; an award for the new biometric ID card…

 

Online ID document checks to expand in UK

Is the UK taking a sideways step or a step closer to digital ID by allowing more checks to be…

 

Kenya pushes on with Huduma Namba as compulsory digital ID amid controversy

New proposals already in Kenya’s Parliament in the form of a bill seek to introduce multiple changes to the country’s…

 

India plans single sign-on for digital government services, Aadhaar fraud ring arrested

The government is planning to launch a single sign-on (SSO) service for access to a wide range of government programs…

 

Ethiopia, Malaysia plan for digital identity upgrades to improve access to services

The national biometrics-based digital ID scheme being implemented in Ethiopia will go a long way in expanding access to a…

 

Centralized, decentralized or neither: which national digital ID system will you choose?

Are you in the market for a national digital identity system, but cannot make up your mind? We take a…

 

Chip implants from Swedish developer support digital health pass storage under your skin

Several thousand people in Sweden have implanted microchips under their skin to give them closer-than-close access to their digital information,…

 

Are biometrics providers using smart cities to advance digital ID?

Biometrics providers and other large private entities are supplying technologies to smart city projects to create and use digital IDs,…

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