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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.

 

Lebanon issuing biometric driver’s licenses with Vision-Box technology

The Traffic, Trucks, and Vehicles Management Authority of Lebanon has begun issuing new biometric driving licenses leveraging automated biometric identity…

 

Uganda launches biometric program to verify identities of 1 million refugees

The government of Uganda has launched a program to verify the identities of the more than 1 million refugees in…

 

Kosovo plans nationwide rollout of mobile driver’s license solution from Veridos

The Republic of Kosovo is planning to role out mobile driver’s licenses nationwide on an app leveraging Veridos’ VeriGO DriveID…

 

Court blocks Israeli police request to access biometric database

Israeli police have been blocked by a District Court ruling from a national biometric database, which they had planned to…

 

UIDAI stops Aadhaar enrollment service by private rural partners

The Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) has declined to renew its memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the country’s network…

 

Gambia restores Semlex contract for biometric national identity documents

Gambia’s Minister of Justice Ba Tambadou has announced that a contract between the country’s government and Semlex to provide the…

 

Indian Justices attempt to clarify legal positions as Aadhaar constitutional challenge continues

Challenges to the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar program in India’s Supreme Court continue to be heard, with Court Justices…

 

Acuant and iDentyTech partner to boost physical security and authentication

Acuant has announced a partnership with iDentyTech to provide document validation for iDentyTech’s IDT physical access security platform. The integration…

 

UIDAI reiterates essential services cannot be denied for lack of Aadhaar number, threatens legal action

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has issued a statement stressing that the Aadhaar Act clearly and universally bans…

 

India to link Aadhaar with driver’s licenses

India’s federal government has told the Supreme Court that it will link Aadhaar numbers with driver’s licenses in order to…

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