Armenia rolls out biometric ID from IN Groupe for stateless and foreign residents
New biometric ID card designs are being produced for Armenia by IN Groupe for issuance to foreigners, stateless individuals and…
identity document
Biometric Update regularly publishes news about the topic "identity document." The following list of links is available to assist you with finding biometrics news regarding "identity document" and other relevant terms. More tags may be perused by reviewing our entire Biometrics Topics list.
The Gambia picks Margins ID Group for national ID infrastructure upgrade
Margins ID Systems Applications Ltd (MIDSA), a subsidiary of Ghanaian identity firm Margins ID Group, has won a contract on…
OVD Kinegram Mobile Chip SDK update targets faster, more reliable digital ID checks
OVD Kinegram has updated its Mobile Chip SDK, implementing technical optimizations that the Swiss firm says increases document chip verification…
Italians required to switch from paper IDs to eIDs by August 2026
Italy has announced that old paper identity cards will no longer be valid starting August 4th, 2026, with the government…
Utah’s new liquor law mandates ID checks for every alcohol purchase
Utah’s new “100% ID” liquor law that took effect January 1 requires every customer to present an acceptable ID for…
Bahamas new biometric voter card ready next month, says official
The Parliamentary Commissioner of the Bahamas, Harrison Thompson, says issuance of the country’s new biometric voter card is likely to…
Dark web identity trading in cheap ‘full identity packs’ undermine biometric security
New analysis from AMLTRIX shows booming trade in stolen and fabricated identities on the dark web, which the anti‑money‑laundering firm…
Linxens launches chip‑tamper detection for e-ID documents
Linxens has introduced a new security feature designed to detect tampering attempts on the chips embedded in electronic identity documents….
DHS agent tells court REAL ID can’t be used to confirm US citizenship
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immigration enforcement agent told a federal court that the REAL ID–compliant driver’s licenses that…
US, Bangladesh authorities shut down online network of fake ID shops
Score one for the good guys. The U.S. Department of Justice has seized a network of websites selling digital versions of…
