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Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

4 min read

Emerging News for the New South Africa Driving Licence

Toward the end of 2022, South Africa’s Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced that the current driving licence card would be phased out and replaced with a card compatible with international standards. Now, more details about the new card are emerging.

Driving Licences

Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

2 min read

Demonstration of Passport Security for Post Quantum Cryptography

Infineon Technologies, the German Federal Printing Office and the Fraunhofer AISEC gave a demonstration at Trustech of an electronic passport that meets the security requirements of the quantum computing era.

Events Passports

Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

5 min read

Review of 2022

A review of this year's headlines.

Free Free

Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

5 min read

Company News

The Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division, has awarded Thales a three-year contract to upgrade the security features and redesign the appearance of Arizona’s driving licences and ID cards.

News

Alan Hodgson

3 Jan. 2023

5 min read

Biometrics and Consumer Trust

The issue of biometric authentication of identity is a topic that has a rightful place in this newsletter. There are many aspects to this debate and last month the topics of fingerprint readers and ‘Security vs Convenience’ were explored.

Biometrics

Lic Mónica Peralta

3 Jan. 2023

5 min read

Industry Predictions for 2023

In a very personal account, Lic. Mónica Peralta (Forensic Document Expert) sets out her opinion of what is in store for the ID and Secure Document industry in 2023.

Editorial

Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

2 min read

Veridos Launches New Security Features

Veridos, a global provider of integrated identity solutions, is set to unveil a new range of security features specifically aimed at protecting the transparent window areas on ID documents, namely Amber ID, Diamond ID and Spectre ID.

Company Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

2 min read

A Growing Market for Student Online Identification

The traditional role of identification as a means to uniquely link a person to a document that bestows rights and privileges is being expanded to grant access to all types of government and commercial services.

Authentication Onboarding

Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

The UK ID data regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office, has released a statement warning organisations to assess the public risks of using emotion analysis technologies for ID.

News

Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

2 min read

Linking Physical and Mobile Documents

Mobile identification has been gaining steam and COVID-19 has served to further heighten the need for contactless proof of identity.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

The Cayman Islands government has gazetted two bills – the Identification Register Bill and the Cayman Islands Identification Card Bill – for the creation of a digital identity register and the issuance of ID cards to improve how residents interact with the government.

News

Alan Hodgson

24 Nov. 2022

5 min read

Fingerprint Readers Find Uses for Consumers

Fingerprint technology has found a place in a variety of commercial use cases. We can simplify this by considering these in two broad categories – public and personal fingerprint readers.

Biometrics

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

2 min read

New Liveness Testing Solution from Onfido

Onfido, a leading global digital identity verification and authentication provider, has released ‘Motion’, a next generation biometric liveness solution to enhance its ‘Real Identity Platform’.

Fraud Detection

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

2 min read

Belize Launches New ePassport

After a year and a half of planning with a team of designers and technology experts from various Belizean government departments, the administration has introduced a new passport.

Passports

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

3 min read

US to Examine Scope of Identity Fraud

As reported in Courthouse News Service, the US Supreme Court has agreed to examine what constitutes identity theft in a fraud after criminal defence lawyers say it is over criminalised by the federal government.

Fraud Detection

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

2 min read

‘Good Enough’ – But is it Really?

Governments today face a myriad of challenges when determining the optimum approach for issuing a new identity document. To this end, the incorporation of advanced technologies to address the increasing counterfeit threat is critical.

Editorial

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

3 min read

Public Still Unsure What They Want from Digital Identity

There is no doubt that the move from traditional means of identity authentication to digital identities is bringing major benefits of convenience to citizens and consumers, but public acceptance is not global, as these two surveys show.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

4 min read

Security v Convenience – the Debate Hots Up

A recent technical primer on CXO Bytes, which makes a strong case for the seemingly inevitable growth of biometrics into all aspects of digital identity, marks a good point to reflect on the ongoing debate between ‘security versus convenience’.

Biometrics

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

3 min read

Deadline for EES Approaches, ETIAS Postponed

According to the Migration and Home Affairs policy section of the European Union, the Entry/Exit System (EES) for registering travellers from third- countries each time they cross the EU external border is expected to be operational by the end of May 2023.

Travel

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

2 min read

Excitement Growing for THC Online™ 2022

The programme is set, the nominations for awards are in, the speakers are getting ready, all that’s needed now is for more participants to get online and register for The Holography Conference™ Online (THCO), which takes place 5-6 December!

Events

Latest News

Emerging News for the New South Africa Driving Licence

Demonstration of Passport Security for Post Quantum Cryptography

Review of 2022

Company News

Biometrics and Consumer Trust

Industry Predictions for 2023

Veridos Launches New Security Features

A Growing Market for Student Online Identification

News in Brief

Linking Physical and Mobile Documents

News in Brief

Fingerprint Readers Find Uses for Consumers

New Liveness Testing Solution from Onfido

Belize Launches New ePassport

US to Examine Scope of Identity Fraud

‘Good Enough’ – But is it Really?

Public Still Unsure What They Want from Digital Identity

Security v Convenience – the Debate Hots Up

Deadline for EES Approaches, ETIAS Postponed

Excitement Growing for THC Online™ 2022

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