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Francis Tuffy

27 Nov. 2024

3 min read

Secure Identity Sector Acquisitions Continue at Pace

The secure identity industry continues to witness significant consolidation as key industry players announce acquisitions to strengthen their portfolios and expand their offerings.

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Francis Tuffy

28 Oct. 2024

2 min read

Toppan Holdings to Acquire HID Citizen Identity Solutions

Toppan Holdings has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the Citizen Identity Solutions division of HID Global from Assa Abloy, marking a significant move in the global identity solutions market.

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Francis Tuffy

25 Sept. 2024

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IDEMIA Group and IN Groupe Enter Exclusive Negotiations

In a landmark move, IDEMIA Group has announced its entry into exclusive negotiations with IN Groupe for the acquisition of IDEMIA Smart Identity.

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Francis Tuffy

1 Sept. 2024

2 min read

Singapore Takes Steps Over Quantum Identity Authentication Security

Singapore-based telecom giant Singtel has launched the country’s first quantum-safe network, a significant move to secure identity and authentication platforms against emerging quantum computing threats.

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Francis Tuffy

16 July 2024

4 min read

Venue Tickets Follow Visa Stickers into the Digital

Previously, in ID & Secure Document News™, I have written about the demise of the paper visa in favour of electronic versions that offer greater convenience and functionality over their physical counterparts (see IDN March 2024). In this editorial I will look at another application where digital is rapidly replacing physical.

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Armin Reuter

27 June 2024

3 min read

Innovations Leading the Way to the Future Travel Experience

In an EU-funded research project, a broad consortium of developers and researchers has laid the foundations for the smart border management of the future. Combining the highest security standards with convenient travel, the D4FLY project, led by Veridos, focuses on new solutions for identity and document verification, including AI and biometrics.

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Francis Tuffy

23 May 2024

3 min read

Will We Still Be Looking at Passports in 20 Years?

By his own admission, Renaud Laffont-Leenhardt, Product Line Director for Travel Documents at Thales, will have long retired by 2044, but that didn’t stop him from presenting a compelling vision for travel documents at the recent ODDS conference.

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Mónica Peralta

26 April 2024

3 min read

The Evolution of LatAm Passports: Tradition Meets Innovation

Latin America (LatAm) boasts a rich tapestry of cultures, landscapes, and identities, intricately woven into the fabric of each nation. At the heart of this diversity lies the passport, a symbolic gateway that not only facilitates travel but also embodies the essence of sovereignty and citizenship.

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Francis Tuffy

28 March 2024

2 min read

Reconnaissance Publishes Directory of ID Document Suppliers

Reconnaissance International, publisher of ID & Secure Document News™ (IDN), has released the inaugural edition of the Directory of ID & Secure Document Suppliers.

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Francis Tuffy

27 March 2024

2 min read

UK Government Prioritises Digital Identity and AI

The UK government has recently spotlighted digital identity and artificial intelligence (AI) as key technologies for state- supported research. Its policy document promises to reshape how the UK interacts with technology and pave the way for economic growth and a more inclusive society.

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Francis Tuffy

1 March 2024

3 min read

What Can Airport Iris Recognition Systems Learn from Apple?

Optic ID, an iris authentication system developed by Apple, is a key feature integrated into Apple’s new Vision Pro headset. This technology enables users to securely unlock their device, authorise transactions, access personal data, and sign-in to various applications using iris recognition.

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Francis Tuffy

26 Jan. 2024

2 min read

Just When You Thought You Knew Everything About Fingerprints

Recent studies from Columbia University suggest a shift in some of the strongest held assumptions about fingerprint analysis by challenging the conventional notion of the absolute uniqueness of fingerprints.

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22 Dec. 2023

5 min read

Digital Product Passports – the Potential for Unintended Consequences

In March 2023, ID & Secure Document News™ (IDN) carried an article on the opportunities for new projects stemming from research collaborations, using the UK SPRITE+ network as an example.

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Francis Tuffy

1 Dec. 2023

3 min read

New IHMA Security Image Register Launched

The secure Hologram Image Register (HIR), established by the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) to help safeguard hologram copyright and underpin the use of holograms in authentication and security printing, has been extended and relaunched as the Security Image Register (SIR).

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Francis Tuffy

3 Nov. 2023

5 min read

10 Years On – Going Strong but Still More to Do

As ID & Secure Document News™ celebrates its 10th year in print, I took a moment to delve into the archive and re-read the newsletter’s first editorial in September 2013. This gave, as the newsletter’s raison d’être, the increased societal and commercial interest in secure identity, principally driven by ‘terrorism, technology, illegal immigration and global criminality’.

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Francis Tuffy

2 Oct. 2023

4 min read

The A to Z of Aadhaar Unique ID

A lot has happened in India since the introduction of the Aadhaar unique ID number for its citizens under the Aadhaar Act of 2016. In this article we round up recent activity in what is considered to be the most populated digital identity platform in the world.

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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.

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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?

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Francis Tuffy

2 July 2023

3 min read

Apple on the Biometric ID Trail Again

While the tech giant, Apple, is essentially a consumer electronics firm that produces stylish smartphones, laptops, desktops and TVs, it is also a big user of biometrics to verify the identity of the user. Even more than that, it has never shied away from following other research areas that involve identity as a service.

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Francis Tuffy

31 May 2023

2 min read

Development in Partnership

The ID and secure document industry is not known, for obvious reasons, for its willingness to share information. But a chance meeting at a Reconnaissance conference between a client and supplier is beginning to bear fruit.

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Latest News

Secure Identity Sector Acquisitions Continue at Pace

Toppan Holdings to Acquire HID Citizen Identity Solutions

IDEMIA Group and IN Groupe Enter Exclusive Negotiations

Singapore Takes Steps Over Quantum Identity Authentication Security

Venue Tickets Follow Visa Stickers into the Digital

Innovations Leading the Way to the Future Travel Experience

Will We Still Be Looking at Passports in 20 Years?

The Evolution of LatAm Passports: Tradition Meets Innovation

Reconnaissance Publishes Directory of ID Document Suppliers

UK Government Prioritises Digital Identity and AI

What Can Airport Iris Recognition Systems Learn from Apple?

Just When You Thought You Knew Everything About Fingerprints

Digital Product Passports – the Potential for Unintended Consequences

New IHMA Security Image Register Launched

10 Years On – Going Strong but Still More to Do

The A to Z of Aadhaar Unique ID

HID Global to Acquire Evolis

Is Low-Price Evaluation Secure?

Apple on the Biometric ID Trail Again

Development in Partnership

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