Portugal and France make mobile driver’s licenses available almost immediately
Portugal and France have made digital identity cards and other official forms as legal as physical documents. The governments have…
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Voter registration plan makes Ghana Card ‘political tool,’ claims opposition
Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says it strongly stands against an ongoing move to make the…
UK’s photo ID requirement for voting stirs backlash against government
The UK is planning to introduce mandatory photo identification for voters during national elections for the first time this year….
Kenyans suffer huge ID card backlog as court verdict on Maisha Namba rollout awaited
There is said to be a national ID card issuance crisis in Kenya since the close of last year when…
A big-box retail version of synthetic ID has shaken some
A newer U.S. tech culture publication claims it has tested an AI site that generates convincing photos of fake IDs…
Germany to mandate biometric photos for documents
Starting in May 2025, German authorities will accept only biometric photographs for official documents, including IDs, passports and immigration documents….
Veridos supplying new digital ID cards for Macau
German biometrics and identity solutions firm Veridos is providing the latest generation of digital ID cards for the Macau Special…
Smart Engines adds hologram analysis to ID document validation portfolio
Smart Engines has upgraded its AI document analysis to enable the verification of holograms for forged document detection. Holograms and…
Govt source says Kenya’s biometric national ID card chip expiry protects security
Kenyans, a local news portal has cited a government official as confirming that new national ID cards to be issued…
The quest for legal ID by inhabitants of disputed Cameroonian territory Bakassi
Along the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean in southwestern Cameroon lies an oil-rich peninsular called Bakassi, a territory full of…
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