Iceland updates ID cards as Frontex warns of document fraud in EU
Frontex detected 22,300 fraudulent identity documents on the EU’s external borders in 2023, while Greece just seized almost 5,000 in…
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Oz Forensics, Regula update liveness detection portfolios
Dubai-based Oz Forensics has made its face biometrics liveness detection software available for free on a trial basis. A release…
More US legislation would create hybrid digital IDs
Another U.S. state is considering a tentative path to mobile driver’s licenses. Pennsylvania state lawmakers have introduced a bill in…
Spain’s national police introduce multi-faceted digital ID plan
Spain’s national police force has announced the launch of a digital identity plan with multiple components for public administration effectiveness….
Au10tix researchers discover relaunched fake ID generation site OnlyFake
OnlyFake.org caused a stir among digital identity verification providers and businesses relying on biometrics to onboard customers when it was…
Illinois the latest US state to move on mobile driver’s licenses
Illinois’ secretary of state, Alexi Giannoulias, is backing legislation to create mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs). It’s not an insignificant development….
Passport and digital ID card scandal unravels in Pakistan
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has conducted a secret operation that involved giving Afghan individuals fake passports from Pakistan, in…
NADRA decision on trans IDs presents a democratic exclusion challenge
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) decided to suspend the “X” category Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) after receiving…
UNICEF pledges Cameroon support to drive up birth certificate issuance
The Cameroon country representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Nadine Perault, has held talks with Decentralization and Local…
Nigerian students registering for public exams face digital ID obtention hassles
The sufferings of Nigerian students in the State of Lagos seeking the National Identification Number (NIN) in order to facilitate…
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