South Africa gazettes digital ID draft regulation, seeks comments
South Africans have up to June 6 to submit comments on draft amendments to the country’s Identification Act of 1997…
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FTC settlement targets sale of mobile location data linked to sensitive sites
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has moved to prohibit Sandpoint, Idaho-based data broker Kochava and its subsidiary, Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based…
UK gov’t seeks covert surveillance tech in benefit fraud crackdown
The UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published a £2 million (US$2.7 million) tender seeking software and hardware…
UK Home Office raises estimate for passport contract to 12 years, £576M
The UK Home Office has opened a third round of market engagement for its next major passport manufacturing and personalization…
Idemia PS enables Californians to add mDLs, state ID to Samsung Wallet
Idemia Public Security North America has launched California mobile ID capability in Samsung Wallet. A release says the launch enables…
Detained immigrants sue Trump administration over biometric policy
A group of six immigrants in U.S. detention filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration over a biometric policy…
Sri Lanka’s local governments go digital
The Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government in Sri Lanka has started a program aimed at digitalizing…
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…
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…
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