Think tank urges UK to launch eID card scheme to prevent or mitigate Brexit harms
With the prospects of a People’s Vote and Hard Brexit looming, the UK urgently requires an advanced electronic ID card…
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.
Elyctis launches home ID reader to complete product range
ID document reader company Elyctis has announced it is now offering a full range of ID readers to cover all…
Mint develops biometric customer onboarding for UAE integrated with national database
United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Mint Middle East has announced the development of a digital on-boarding solution integrated with the Emirates…
Five ECOWAS member states select SPS for biometric national ID cards
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been carrying out a document standardization project to enable interoperability between…
Biometrics Institute and IOM webinar highlights responsible use of biometrics
Earlier this week the Biometrics Institute and UN Migration Agency IOM delivered a joint webinar titled “Understanding Biometrics: Good-practices for…
UIDAI tells court Aadhaar biometric matching not set up for identifying unknown people
Aadhaar fingerprint biometrics cannot be used to identify deceased individuals because the system is designed to authenticate identities on a…
Disastrous program to link Aadhaar with voter ID may be revived
Documents containing the Aadhaar numbers and voter identity numbers of 350 million Indian citizens have never been accounted for by…
ID4Africa issues call for presentations for 5th annual event
ID4Africa has issued a call for proposals for presentations at the movement’s annual summit next year in Johannesburg, South Africa,…
Kerala State government to acquire thousands of fingerprint and iris biometric scanners
The government of India’s Kerala State has approved a proposal to purchase thousands of fingerprint scanners, iris scanners and tablets…
Virtual ID deadline extended again as UIDAI and Indian banks work to improve authentication systems
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has begun carrying out a directive from the Supreme Court, delivered as part…
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