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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.

 

Morpho gets ten-year extension for Albanian project

Morpho has announced that it has been selected to continue providing its identity document management services in Albania, under a new…

 

Nadra eyes smart cards for kids

Children in Pakistan could soon carry biometric identity cards, according to the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA). The administration…

 

Giesecke+Devrient to produce Mexican voter ID cards

Giesecke & Devrient is set to supply Mexico with new voter identification cards – 60 million of them, to be exact….

 

Following student disruptions, Meghalaya government suspends NRP enrolment

The Meghalaya government has suspended biometric enrolment following the disruptions of National Population Register camps throughout the Northern Indian state…

 

European Data Protection Supervisor questions biometric entry/exit system proposal

The European Data Protection Supervisor has just published a scathing response to a proposed biometrics entry and exit system for travellers…

 

First Libyan biometric passport to be issued by the end of the month

If all stakeholders stick to their agreed-upon timelines, Libya’s first biometric passport should be issued by the end of July….

 

U.S., Canada, Israel consider Aadhaar for visa applications

Three countries – the U.S., Canada and Israel – have expressed interest in using Aadhaar-based applications to simplify the visa…

 

Mauritius set to introduce biometric ID cards

The Mauritius Government is set to issue new biometric smart ID cards, set to cost the country roughly $40 million….

 

Israel’s biometric database pilot begins today

Israel’s controversial biometric database pilot project starts today, though so far, reception hasn’t been incredibly warm. As we’ve reported in…

 

Indian student group wants to suspend Aadhaar, NPR enrollment

A student group in Northern India has come out and asked the government to suspend biometric enrollment and to stop…

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