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…
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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,…
Support for digital health passes high among consumers, government response mixed
Health passes and the connection they should have to digital identities are being considered by businesses and governments, but also…
ID4Africa panel urges caution, debates trust framework for digital vaccine certificates
Some governments have begun accepting international travelers with digital proof of their health status. Questions around how these digital health…
Ukraine legislation gives digital IDs and physical passports equal status
Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed legislation earlier this week to expand the validity of digital passports displayed via the…
ID4Africa Livecast – Vaccination Certificates & Identity Management
ID4Africa Livecast – Vaccination Certificates and Identity Management Online April 8, 2021 12:30-14:30 GMT Among governments and those in the…
France’s new biometric ID cards from IN Groupe actually fit in people’s wallets, enable EU travel
The rollout of France’s new national digital identity card with embedded fingerprint biometrics, supplied by IN Groupe, began this week…
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