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Ethiopia advances towards biometric passport launch with ICAO engagement

Pre-registration and identity verification for biometric passports with embedded microchips is underway in Ethiopia ahead of a launch next year,…

 

Former South Africa Home Affairs official jailed for passport fraud

A former South African Home Affairs Department staff who was involved in a racket that illegally issued the country’s biometric…

 

Thales wins Sri Lanka’s biometric passport contract, Dominican taking bids

Thales and local partner Just in Time Technologies (JITT) have been awarded the contract to supply Sri Lanka’s biometric passports,…

 

Sri Lanka set for January biometric passport launch, plans airport upgrades

Sri Lanka is preparing to begin issuing biometric passports with electronic chips embedded as of January, 2025, according to a…

 

From face biometrics to ID forgeries: lax data security fuels ID fraud

In a wave of data breaches over the last year, several organizations have carelessly exposed large troves of sensitive personal…

 

Biometric passports get refresh in Indonesia, face hurdles in Lebanon and Kenya

Nations across the global south are looking to biometric passports as the next generation of travel documents. Indonesia will mark…

 

Google Wallet takes next step with US biometric passports

Google Wallet is rolling out support for American biometric passports, according to an X post from code leaker Assemble Debug….

 

New ICAO biometric passport standard adds flexibility

The new method of encoding biometrics in passports that will be required by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was…

 

Evolving biometrics standards back new ICAO passport requirements

A new standard for biometric passports from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is fast approaching. The passport standard is…

 

Austrian State Printing House wins Suriname biometric passport contract

The Austrian State Printing House (OSD) has received a contract to produce biometric passports for the Republic of Suriname, a…

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