The first major digital health pass could begin rolling out in the EU within days
Legislation is being prepared that would bind all EU member nations in accepting a digital health pass for COVID status….
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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…
National identity systems still works in progress, biometrics investment market strong
Government digital ID efforts and investments in biometric technology made up most of the top stories on Biometric Update over…
Too much innovation, not enough labs: digital health pass details debated by ID4Africa
The threat of further exclusion of Africa from the international community due to the COVID-19 pandemic could easily be exacerbated…
Digital health passes going live in EU and UK; but for what?
The European Union is on track to launch its digital health pass for proof of COVID-19 immunity to operation by…
Security enhancements amid the biometric passport power shuffle
Singaporean biometric passports will double in validity length, New Zealand ones will become more secure and political changes see a…
Scattershot ID techniques in passports are not catching fraudsters
A new Secure Identity Alliance report on passport fraud calls out the fragility of travel documents, even biometric passports, as…
Homeland Security cheers its emerging digital ID privacy technology — an online portal
The mobile portal launched in February by the Department of Homeland Security for travelers will protect the privacy and digital…
Rollout of biometrics-backed health passes for travel recovery continues
Biometric systems for managing COVID-19 immunity and vaccination status are being launched and trialed around the world, and common through-lines…
Pakistan confirms introduction of biometric passports from June
The Pakistani Government confirmed it will start issuing biometric passports by June, Gulf News reports. According to Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed,…
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