Australia’s national face matching system expands with NSW participation
New South Wales (NSW) is joining Australia’s national face matching network, allowing driver licence and photo card images to be…
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Romania’s new digital ID now available nationwide
Romania says its new biometric digital identity (CEI) can now be accessed from anywhere in the country. The announcement comes…
Peru introduces biometric foreign resident ID linked to police systems
Foreign residents who hold a Peruvian ID are getting a biometric upgrade. The South American country has begun issuing a…
Audit finds maritime TWIC program weakened by inspection, card reader gaps
The U.S. federal program intended to keep people who have not passed required security vetting out of secure ports and…
Nepal asks India to accept biometric NID card for cross‑border travel
Nepal has formally asked India to recognize its biometric National Identity (NID) card as an official travel document. The proposal…
GKD expands multi-script identity document processing with OCR Studio
GKD Global has expanded its agreement with OCR Studio after a year of using the company’s identity document scanning technology…
Advocacy group seeks upgraded ID cards to ease service access for Canada’s Inuit
The largest Inuit advocacy group has requested funding to develop a new identity card for the native population of Canada’s…
Belgians warned of vulnerability to fake IDs from AI, digital copies
Belgium’s federal police have sounded the alarm about AI-driven identity fraud affecting individuals across the country. The scams described in…
Morocco approves new legal framework for more secure biometric passport
The Moroccan government council has given its greenlight to a decree that outlines a litany of new rules for the…
Research calls for document portability to tackle legal ID crisis facing migrants
Researchers have urged countries to build interoperable, resilient, and family-sensitive foundational identity storage systems in order to better respond to…
