Massive data leak exposes over eight billion Chinese to ID theft risk
New information regarding a data leak incident that occurred last year in China reveals that an unsecured Elasticsearch cluster exposed…
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Türkiye’s digital government gateway surpasses 68m registered users
Türkiye’s electronic government gateway, e-Devlet Kapısı, now counts 68,193,133 registered users, reports Daily Sabah. From its launch in 2008 the…
Shufti claims highest population coverage for eIDV at nearly 4.3B
An expansion of Shufti’s digital identity verification capability now makes it capable of verifying 4.29 billion identities from 60-plus countries,…
Oklahoma Supreme Court asked to halt driver license data transfer to national system
Oklahoma lawmakers have asked the state Supreme Court to immediately block the transfer of driver’s license and identification card data…
Digital driver’s licenses are one step closer in Alabama
The Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill that would allow residents to obtain an optional digital version of their…
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…
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…
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