UK government courts digital ID industry after months of friction
The UK government established an independent advisory panel on Wednesday to provide independent support for, insight into and oversight of…
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Thales develops upgradeable eID for Estonia
Estonia has begun issuing upgraded electronic identity (eID) cards featuring secure elements intended to strengthen long-term cybersecurity resilience. The rollout…
Bhutan links digital ID to land ownership verification
Bhutan’s National Land Commission Secretariat has launched a digital consent mechanism linked to the country’s national digital ID system to…
Rwanda accelerates biometric enrollment ahead of digital ID switch
Rwandan authorities say more than 4.4 million people have been biometrically enrolled in the country’s new national digital identity system…
Identity industry rethinks fraud-versus-friction tradeoff
If you spend enough time with the biometrics and identity crowd, you will eventually hear someone whisper fretfully about the…
16 major AI image models found vulnerable to synthetic ID generation
A review of 16 major AI image-generation models found that most could generate realistic synthetic government identity documents, raising new…
Apple removes Russian digital ID app Max from its stores citing sanctions
Apple has removed Russian state-backed messaging and digital ID platform Max from its official App Store, affecting more than 20…
Nigeria looks beyond enrollment as digital ID passes 130 million
Nigeria has the biggest national digital ID system in Africa with more than 130 million people already enrolled for a…
Switzerland’s Swiyu eID rollout faces further delays
The introduction of Switzerland’s electronic identity (eID) Swiyu could be delayed once again, this time due to postponements in internal…
Google expands Wallet with digital IDs and age credentials in EU
Google is bringing in new ID features and digital age credentials to its Google Wallet. Google has announced it’s expanding…
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