Germany presents proof-of-concept for quantum-secure ID card
Germany has made its first moves to protect identity documents from quantum computer attacks, which threaten to break modern encryption…
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Switzerland starts legal consultations for biometric ID cards
The Swiss government is laying down the legal groundwork for the introduction of biometric identity cards by the end of…
Greece automatically issues remaining Personal Identification Numbers
Greece is completing the issuance of its new Personal Identification Number (PIN) by automatically assigning it to 5 million citizens…
Democratic states face scrutiny over quiet DMV access by ICE
For years, many Democratic led states have touted themselves as sanctuaries for immigrants, promising not to assist federal deportation efforts…
New color laser engraving tech from Toppan Security adds realism of skin tone
Toppan Security is calling its latest laser color printing product, Chroma, “the world’s first laser technology to deliver full-colour, photo-realistic,…
West Virginia joins states with mobile driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet
West Virginia driver’s licenses and state IDs can now be added to Apple Wallet, according to an announcement from Governor…
Idemia Public Security expands biometric enrolment, ID card technology across US
Idemia Public Security North America announced the rollout of its new Supervised Multi-Acquisition Remote Technology for Enrollment (SMART-E) kiosks and…
Arkansas mDL, state ID from Idemia now supported in Google Wallet
On October 6, Google publicly listed Arkansas as its tenth U.S. jurisdiction supporting state mobile driver’s license (mDL) and digital…
Thales receives security certification for ‘quantum-resistant’ smartcard
Thales says it’s ready for the post-quantum era in which powerful quantum computing will be able to break current encryption…
OCR Studio expands web-based ID scanning to Arabic identity documents
OCR Studio has developed an identity document scanner that works within a web browser and can reliably read Arabic IDs,…
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