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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.

 

India says biometrics-backed CoWIN vaccine app will only track relevant vaccine data

India’s biometrics-backed coronavirus vaccine application, CoWIN (COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network), will comply with the government’s forthcoming Data Protection and Privacy…

 

Digital ID and KYC coming for remote voting in India, Aadhaar biometrics use continues to expand

India’s Electoral Commission says it will begin issuing digital ID for voters and accept digital KYC processes on the National…

 

Aware launches flexible automated biometric identification system for civil ID and law enforcement

Aware has brought its automated biometric identification system (ABIS) for large-scale identification and deduplication to provide comprehensive biometric analysis and processing,…

 

Digital driver’s license for Nigerians requires biometrics-backed NIN

Drivers in Nigeria will soon be able to have a digital driver’s license in a move that is part of…

 

Belarus mulls introduction of biometric ID documents by April 30

There are plans by the government of Belarus to begin the production of biometric ID documents in order to fight…

 

Taiwan digital ID delayed until privacy regulation passes

Taiwan’s government has pulled out of a NT$4.8 billion (roughly US$171 million) digital identity (eID) card trial in Hsinchu City,…

 

Nigerians don’t need national digital ID for voter enrollment, EC says

Nigeria‘s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given assurances that citizens do not need the national identification number (NIN) in…

 

Digital ID-based immunity passports roll out amid lack of info, uncertain mandates

Immunity passports and digital health credentials, based on digital ID and frequently secured with biometrics, seem to be becoming an…

 

Idemia unveils new digital ID app for Oklahoma

Augmented identity leader Idemia launched the next generation of Oklahoma’s Mobile ID application, a digital version of the state’s driving…

 

Biometrics shipment to Palestinian Authority mysteriously released after being confiscated

Four years after Israel approved the Palestinian Authority’s plan to install biometric passport systems — and almost a year after…

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