Armenia gets patriotic with biometric passports, ID cards coming in fall 2026
Armenia has a new biometric passport. A release from the government says the prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, can confirm that…
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Italy pushes citizens to adopt CIE as SPID digital ID is phased out
Italians who hold the electronic ID card (CIE) have been encouraged to begin activating their digital credentials on them, if…
US FMCSA tightens ID checks for driver database, taps Idemia
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced new identity verification requirements for selected users…
AI regulation set to become US midterm battleground
The fight over AI regulation in Congress is becoming less a conventional technology policy debate than a struggle over who…
Australia plans biometric liveness detection refresh for national digital ID
Australia plans to contract a biometric liveness detection capability to support the country’s national digital ID and protect it against…
Dutch gov’t extends DigiD contract despite security concerns over US takeover bid
The debate around a government contract that raised national security concerns in the Netherlands has reached a conclusive stage, if…
Netherlands weighs data sovereignty concerns with Solvinity digital identity contract
In the Netherlands a government contract is placing sovereignty and national digital ID at the front of political conversation. The…
Armenia approves legal framework for biometric passport and ID rollout
The Armenian government has approved amendments to a package of laws related to identity documents, creating a unified legislative framework…
US lawmakers push national data privacy rules amid state preemption concerns
House Republicans this week introduced a pair of sweeping data privacy bills designed to create parallel national frameworks for the…
Western Australia to go live with digital driver’s licenses in 2027
Western Australia is getting a digital driver’s license and digital ID – the last of Australia’s states to offer one….
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