Vietnam sets deadline for biometric border crossings
Vietnam’s government has set the deadline for implementing biometric technology and the country’s digital identity platform VNeID at all airports,…
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UAE announces ‘eliminating’ ID cards with biometric identification
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced it has developed and tested biometric identification systems that will eliminate the need…
Jordan nears half-way to 2025 goal for digital ID activation
Jordan has surpassed 1.6 million digital identities activated through the Sanad app, according to statistics from the Ministry of Digital…
EU age assurance app raises question: should governments pay to protect kids from porn?
A truth that came into sharp focus at the 2025 Global Age Assurance Standards Summit is that discussing age assurance,…
Queensland Digital ID replaces QGov with biometrics, passkey support
Queensland has transitioned to its new digital ID, QDI, replacing the QGov system as the single access point for logging…
Who will pay for the EUDI Wallet, Signicat asks
Europe’s plan to give each of its citizens a digital ID by 2026 has a big question looming over it:…
Laos deploys Regula Comparator to prevent ID document fraud at air border
Regula technology for ID document verification has been deployed to Wattay International Airport in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos)…
UK digital identity scheme needs to consider commercial viability, panel says
Commercial viability is important for the UK’s digital identity scheme, and that means collaboration between the public and private sectors,…
Global airports approach replacement of passports with face biometrics
Face biometrics will replace airline check-ins and boarding passes globally, if a change proposed by the International Civil Aviation Organization…
Uganda launching 5 MOSIP modules for national digital ID
Uganda is just weeks away from launching five MOSIP modules for its national biometric digital identity system. National Identification and…
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