Costa Rica switches to biometric passports, Nigeria opens new production center
The list of countries issuing biometric passports to their citizens continues to get longer, as Costa Rica has joined in…
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Alaska bill proposes repeal of Real ID to offer non-biometric driver’s licenses
Proposed legislation in Alaska would repeal the state’s implementation of the Real ID Act, the Tenth Amendment Center writes, setting up a…
Wanting more security against Russian interference, Czechia moots biometric ID requirement
In anticipation of Russia’s military invasion of the Ukraine, a requirement has been proposed that Russians traveling in or through…
Biometric passport availability updates: Dominica, New Zealand, Philippines, Rwanda, Barbados
Dominica has set August 30, 2022 as the deadline for all nationals to obtain the new biometric passport in replacement…
Confusion greets Ghana Card PKD inclusion announcement by ICAO
A development this past week suggesting that Ghana’s national biometric ID card dubbed Ghana Card has been okayed by the…
More aviation spending on automation, digital health passes, end-to-end biometrics
After the global shock to air travel in 2020, investment in IT by airlines and airports just about returned to…
India’s new biometric passport now ready for rollout, $1B service deal concluded
The new generation of biometric passports originally slated to launch broadly in 2021 is now set for rollout in India,…
IN Groupe wins award for France’s national eID, biometric passport deal for Seychelles
Two national ID events round off a busy 2021 for IN Groupe; an award for the new biometric ID card…
Ghana opts for new biometric passports, Taliban resumes issuance in Afghanistan
Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has informed Parliament it plans to begin issuing passports with biometrics-embedded chips…
Quantum computing could threaten biometric ID document security: report
A new report by digital security industry group Eurosmart claims that quantum computers may compromise the security of biometric ID…
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