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Francis Tuffy

4 Sept. 2022

3 min read

Landqart and TECH5 Announce Partnership

Manufacturer of secure substrates Landqart and TECH5, an innovator in the field of biometrics and digital identity management, have announced a partnership agreement to provide a solution for certificate-based documents which are secure, durable, and biometrically verifiable against the holder.

Company

Francis Tuffy

4 Sept. 2022

2 min read

Regula Rethinks the Conventional Process of Border Control

The almost unlimited access to high-quality printing services, as well as to sophisticated graphics software, has increased the quality of document forgery in recent years to the point where it is becoming more difficult for border control officers to tell the difference between real and fake secure documents.

Authentication Fraud Detection

Francis Tuffy

4 Sept. 2022

4 min read

A Bizarre Case of Assumed Identities

The role of the ID and secure document industry is to ensure that procedures and checks are in place that grant each citizen secure access to the rights and privileges that are associated with their unique identity.

Case Studies

Francis Tuffy

4 Sept. 2022

2 min read

Plans for UK Voter ID ‘Unachievable’

Perhaps spurred on by the unfounded allegations of US voters taking on false IDs during the last presidential election, the UK government introduced an Elections Integrity Bill which has been working its way through the UK parliament.

Government

Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

3 min read

US Government Working on Unique Identity for Immigrants

The Biden administration will create a new identification card for immigrants that will serve as a single card to access immigration files and eventually be accepted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for travel.

Government

Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

1 min read

HSP Asia 2022 Postponed

Following consultations with various stakeholders over the past few weeks, Reconnaissance International, organiser of the High Security Printing Asia Conference scheduled to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 5-7 December 2022 has regretfully announced its postponement to 4-6 December 2023.

Events

Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

5 min read

Company News

Veridos, a leading provider of integrated identity solutions, has acquired Valid USA’s identity solutions business to further grow its presence in the US market. A particular focus will be on enhancing its driving licence offering.

News

Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

3 min read

Health Insurance Firm Commissions Digital Identity Management

German health insurance firm BARMER has commissioned T-Systems and Verimi to provide and manage the digital identities of its 8.7 million policyholders. The contract has a term of seven years, and the companies have not disclosed the contract value.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

The Finnish government is proposing a digital identification app in 2023 on smartphones and tablets that aims to prevent gender-based discrimination and promote work-based immigration.

News

Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

3 min read

Nigeria’s NIN Programme Helped by the Law of Unintended Consequences

Nigeria’s National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) is tasked with assigning a unique National Identity Number and issuing General Multi-Purpose Cards to 148 million citizens by 2024.

Government

Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

2 min read

THCO – Call for Papers and Nominations

Reconnaissance International is already preparing for The Holography Conference™ which will continue to be held online, taking place this year from 5-6 December.

Events

Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

3 min read

New Biometrics Laws Urgently Needed, UK Review Finds

An item in the BBC News technology section reports that laws governing biometric technologies are urgently needed, according to an independent legal review led by Matthew Ryder QC.

Biometrics Studies, Reports

Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

3 min read

Deloitte Unveils ‘Agile Identity’

In an article published in June’s edition of Deloitte Insights, the consultancy firm sets out a new vision of identity and claims that the future of government rests on the future of identity.

Company

Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

2 min read

NIST Announces Winners of Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Systems

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, a US government lab that publishes standards for government agencies to safely use cryptography, has just announced the winners of a six-year-long competition to create quantum-safe algorithms.

Cybersecurity Free Free

Francis Tuffy

5 July 2022

3 min read

Uganda Sued Over Digital ID System

An alliance of charities has sued the Ugandan government, according to an article published by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, arguing that vulnerable groups have been denied access to potentially life-saving services due to flaws in the national ID card rollout.

Government ID Cards

Francis Tuffy

5 July 2022

2 min read

ID R&D Publishes White Paper on Bias in Facial Presentation Attack Detection

Biometrics technology provider, ID R&D, has published a paper titled ‘Mitigating Demographic Bias in Facial Presentation Attack Detection’ containing results and lessons learned from the world’s first test of a facial liveness algorithm for demographic bias by an independent, accredited biometrics laboratory.

White Papers

Francis Tuffy

5 July 2022

2 min read

White Nights for HSP EMEA

Estonia is famed for its ‘white nights’ in mid-summer, when the sun hardly sets, and for the fact that its citizens are amongst the most tech-savvy in Europe, being one of the top-ranking countries in the world on the UN’s E-Government Development Index.

Events

Francis Tuffy

5 July 2022

2 min read

Brazil Unveils New Passport and Identity Card

On 27 June, the Brazilian federal government unveiled a new passport design and issued the first new national identity card (CIN).

Passports

Francis Tuffy

5 July 2022

2 min read

2022 Identity Fraud Study: The Virtual Battleground

Javelin’s 2022 Identity Fraud Study provides a comprehensive analysis of fraud trends in the context of a changing technological and payments landscape.

Free Free

Francis Tuffy

5 July 2022

5 min read

Company News

By the end of this year, Schengen member states will be required to have a biometric entry and exit system to register non- European citizens crossing an external EU border.

News

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Landqart and TECH5 Announce Partnership

Regula Rethinks the Conventional Process of Border Control

A Bizarre Case of Assumed Identities

Plans for UK Voter ID ‘Unachievable’

US Government Working on Unique Identity for Immigrants

HSP Asia 2022 Postponed

Company News

Health Insurance Firm Commissions Digital Identity Management

News in Brief

Nigeria’s NIN Programme Helped by the Law of Unintended Consequences

THCO – Call for Papers and Nominations

New Biometrics Laws Urgently Needed, UK Review Finds

Deloitte Unveils ‘Agile Identity’

NIST Announces Winners of Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Systems

Uganda Sued Over Digital ID System

ID R&D Publishes White Paper on Bias in Facial Presentation Attack Detection

White Nights for HSP EMEA

Brazil Unveils New Passport and Identity Card

2022 Identity Fraud Study: The Virtual Battleground

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