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Francis Tuffy

29 Aug. 2023

2 min read

US States Trial MDLs

In a growing trend of soft-launching Mobile Driving Licences (MDLs) prior to general public release, two US states are currently trialling their state identity documents with select groups of businesses.

Digital Identity ID Cards

Francis Tuffy

29 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Third Country Citizens Will Need a Visa to Travel to Europe from 2024

US, UK, Japanese, Australian and other travellers to Europe will need a visa-waiver to visit most EU countries from 2024, including Spain, France and Portugal.

Travel

Chander S Jeena

29 Aug. 2023

9 min read

India Stacks Initiate Debate for Global Participation

The city of New Delhi witnessed a pivotal conference attracting international experts and industry leaders to delve into the transformative potential of Digital Public Infrastructures (DPIs) in the realm of identity.

Events Studies, Reports

Francis Tuffy

29 Aug. 2023

1 min read

New Document Issues

Pakistan has launched its first-ever ePassport, with a microchip embedded in the cover and modern security features integrated throughout its pages which meet ICAO standards.

News

Francis Tuffy

29 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Guyana Introduces ID Card Bill

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Brigadier (retired) Mark Phillips presented the Digital Identity Card Bill to the Guyana National Assembly in an endeavour to consolidate the biometric data of each citizen into one card.

Digital Identity ID Cards

Francis Tuffy

28 Aug. 2023

3 min read

HID Global to Acquire Evolis

ASSA ABLOY intends, through its subsidiary HID Global SAS, to purchase approximately 98.5% of the shares of Evolis, a Euronext Growth company listed in Paris and a leading French manufacturer of ID card printers and consumables.

Company Free Free

Francis Tuffy

26 Aug. 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

Using an app developed by Veridos, travellers can now transfer personally identifiable data via NFC (near field communication) from their ePassport to their smartphones, making pre-travel administration easier.

News

Francis Tuffy

1 Aug. 2023

3 min read

Highlights from Identity Week, Amsterdam

This year, Identity Week Europe moved its base from its traditional home of the ExCel Centre in London to RAI in Amsterdam. In addition to over 200 exhibitors, 3,000 attendees and 71 start-ups from 93 countries there was a full programme of conference presentations.

Digital Identity Events

Alan Hodgson

1 Aug. 2023

5 min read

Who Will Own Identity Verification?

One of the issues that was discussed at the recent Optical and Digital Document Security (ODDS) conference in Prague was the future of personal identity.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

1 Aug. 2023

4 min read

Costa Rica Passport Makes Journey from MRP to ePassport

In 2021, as Costa Rica reached the 200-year anniversary of independence from Spain and at a time when countries around the world were struggling with the effects of COVID, the country took the bold move to upgrade its travel document from machine-readable to a fully compliant biometric passport.

Passports

Francis Tuffy

1 Aug. 2023

2 min read

US Government Overreached in Identity Theft Case

The US Supreme Court has limited the reach of the federal Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act, rebuffing the Biden administration’s efforts to prosecute a man already convicted of Medicaid fraud with a separate charge of aggravated identity theft arising out of the same fraud case.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

1 Aug. 2023

2 min read

New Document Issues

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s new ePassport was issued on 16 July at a ceremony in the regional capital of Erbil.

ID Cards Passports

Francis Tuffy

1 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Is Low-Price Evaluation Secure?

In this commentary piece, government ID procurement processes come under scrutiny, and we question whether the lowest price solution is always the best value for money?

Editorial Free Free

Francis Tuffy

1 Aug. 2023

4 min read

The Vital Importance of Proof of Health Status Interoperability

Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic response, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recognised that there is a gap and continued need for a health status passport.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

1 Aug. 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

The EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI) is to be made available free of charge to all 450 million citizens of the European Union (EU) in the form of a personal digital wallet stored on their mobile phone, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU have agreed.

News

Francis Tuffy

1 Aug. 2023

2 min read

TSA Defends Use of Facial Recognition – and it is Set to Increase

According to a recent article in Extreme Tech, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has ramped up its biometric identity verification pilot by installing facial recognition systems in more airports.

Biometrics

Francis Tuffy

2 July 2023

2 min read

New Document Issues

One new document issue to report on this month, the US state of Wisconsin new driving licence and ID card.

News

Francis Tuffy

2 July 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

South Africa’s Department of Transport (DoT) announced that the country’s only driving licence card personalisation machine is back up and running after breaking down last month.

News

Francis Tuffy

2 July 2023

4 min read

Brazil Reboots its Travel Documents

In this, the first major redesign of the country’s travel document for over two decades, the Casa da Moeda do Brasil has pulled out all the stops to make the new Brazilian passport a real showstopper!

Passports

Francis Tuffy

2 July 2023

2 min read

US State of Oregon DMV ID Data Breach

The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles Division (DMV) of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently confirmed that an estimated 3.5 million driving licences and ID cards were compromised when the agency was hacked.

Driving Licences

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US States Trial MDLs

Third Country Citizens Will Need a Visa to Travel to Europe from 2024

India Stacks Initiate Debate for Global Participation

New Document Issues

Guyana Introduces ID Card Bill

HID Global to Acquire Evolis

News in Brief

Highlights from Identity Week, Amsterdam

Who Will Own Identity Verification?

Costa Rica Passport Makes Journey from MRP to ePassport

US Government Overreached in Identity Theft Case

New Document Issues

Is Low-Price Evaluation Secure?

The Vital Importance of Proof of Health Status Interoperability

News in Brief

TSA Defends Use of Facial Recognition – and it is Set to Increase

New Document Issues

News in Brief

Brazil Reboots its Travel Documents

US State of Oregon DMV ID Data Breach

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