Costa Rica unveils new identity card design with enhanced security features
Costa Rica’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has officially launched a redesigned national identity card. While the card’s size and 10-year…
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NexG wins six-year contract to upgrade Malaysia’s national ID card
NextG’s wholly owned subsidiary Datasonic will modernize Malysia’s national ID card infrastructure in a six-year contract worth around 733 million…
Over-retention of age verification data has predictable result in Discord breach
A third-party customer service provider for Discord has exposed the ID documents us has apparently been storing of people performing…
Australian state seeks facial recognition supplier for driver’s license system
The driver’s license issuer in Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, is seeking a “facial recognition solution” to ensure…
Digital ID solutions for displaced populations addressed at UN
Civitas ID, the digital identity platform developed for displaced populations, launched during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly…
US municipal ID efforts expand with library card upgrade
The humble library card is getting an upgrade in the Toledo, Ohio area, to provide identification for some of America’s…
Apple adding US passports to Wallet app
Apple is planning to include U.S. passports in its iPhone Wallet app later this year, the company has announced. “Digital…
Frontex updates document fraud detection system with new technical standards
European border agency Frontex is updating the False and Authentic Documents Online (FADO) system with new technical standards aimed at…
Inspector General finds CBP let migrants enter US with fake ID documents
A new report by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) inspector general (IG) says Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is…
Privacy fears as Alberta unveils plan to add citizenship marker to ID documents
The Canadian province of Alberta has announced plans to include a nationality designation to driver’s licenses and other personal identification…
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