1.4M Afghan refugees in Pakistan to receive new biometric ID cards
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has begun issuing biometric identity smartcards to the 1.4 million Afghan refugees already…
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Options and control: what people want when using digital ID for seamless travel
Travel is probably the one thing we do that requires the most verifications of our identity. Then add in related…
Will digital ID replace physical identity documents within 10 years?
A panel of digital identity experts used their knowledge plus a little imagination to look ahead ten years and discuss…
HID Global delivers Estonia’s new biometric passport solution and document issuance software
HID Global has confirmed the completion of a new ePassport solution and biometric document issuance software for the Republic of…
UK unveils enhanced border control plans with digital ID for visas
The UK has unveiled new plans to fully digitalize the country’s visa system, including digital ID integration. The move was…
ACLU urges hard questions on mDLs to protect digital ID privacy
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is warning of the potential dangers mobile driver’s license (mDL) adoption in America could…
6 requirements for successful vaccine passports in new report
The UK’s Ada Lovelace Institute, author of several recent substantive reports on emerging biometric systems, has another, on COVID vaccine…
Philippines begins ID cards delivery, plans biometric KYC launch by year end
Digital ID cards are now being distributed to Filipinos who have completed the biometric phase of registration with the Philippines…
ID.me launches new digital identity initiatives in Louisiana, USPTO partnership rumored
ID.me has reportedly begun new partnerships and initiatives to support secure benefits payments with digital identity solutions and improve the…
US mobile driver’s licenses advancing to more states, agencies, applications
The list of U.S. states to launch mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) is growing rapidly, with five implemented already and three…
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