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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.

 

Veridos will continue to provide ePassport to the Republic of Kosovo

Veridos announced it will continue to provide the Republic of Kosovo with ePassports for the next five years. In addition…

 

Safran announces 10 million eID cards delivered in Chile

Safran Identity & Security has reached the threshold of 10 million ID cards delivered in the Republic of Chile. 57…

 

Aadhaar program surpasses one billion people registered

NEC Corporation announced that the number of people registered for India’s Aadhaar Program operated by the Unique Identification Authority of…

 

Bangladesh begins issuing biometric national ID cards

The Bangladesh government is issuing national ID cards with biometric details to citizens this week following the inauguration of the…

 

Microsoft willing to extend Skype for Aadhaar authentication

Microsoft has presented various “case scenarios” to the Indian government on how Skype can be used for identity authentication using…

 

Israel’s new national policy ensures fair use of biometric applications

Last week the Israeli government declared a national policy on biometric applications, enabling the fair use of biometric applications, according…

 

Startups leveraging Aadhaar system to develop database and payment solutions

India’s Aadhaar biometric authentication system has provided the foundation for at least nine startups, which are leveraging the system to…

 

Secunet acquires eID testing business unit

Secunet is expanding its core expertise in the homeland security area by acquiring a business unit from HJP Consulting, based…

 

Indian government demands Apple, OEMs adopt Aadhaar for mobile devices

India’s government is demanding that Apple open up its mobile devices and operating system to accommodate its Aadhaar biometric database,…

 

Israeli security report details attempts to obtain fake biometric ID cards

A new Israeli security report submitted to the Knesset has revealed that there have been 999 possible attempts by citizens…

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