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Francis Tuffy

5 July 2022

2 min read

Sustainability – The Elephant in All Our Rooms

Reducing the environmental impact of manufacturing processes in the ID & secure document industry is a critical societal issue that is, rightly, attracting a lot of management attention.

Events

Francis Tuffy

5 July 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

The Ministry of Public Security will issue new-style passports from 1 July 2022, according to the Vietnam Government Portal. The move implements Circular 73/2021/TT-BCA of the Ministry of Public Security on passport specimens.

News

Francis Tuffy

5 July 2022

4 min read

ID Industry Recognises the Best ID Documents in EMEA

Special awards have been made to a number of newly introduced ID documents that have demonstrated outstanding technical sophistication and excellence in design and security.

Events

Francis Tuffy

5 July 2022

3 min read

Veridos Sees the Road Ahead

The future of sovereign identity documents such as ID cards, passports and driving licences is virtual – according to leading provider of integrated identity solutions, Veridos. However, there are still some key challenges to overcome, with IDs remaining ‘phygital’ for the time being.

Company Digital Identity

Lic Mónica R. Peralta

5 July 2022

3 min read

International Cooperation in LatAm

Document fraud is one of the tools used by international terrorism, drug trafficking, money laundering, human trafficking and other forms of transnational crime. A tri-national meeting was recently held in Argentina within the framework of the EUROFRONT Programme on training and technical assistance.

Fraud Detection

Francis Tuffy

8 June 2022

2 min read

Sri Lanka ID Gearing Up to Go Digital

Sri Lanka’s unique digital ID project, prepared jointly by the Sri Lanka Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) and the Department of Registration of Persons, is about to go live, according to news reports in the country.

Digital Identity Government

Francis Tuffy

8 June 2022

5 min read

Company News

Apple, Google and Microsoft have all agreed to implement the password-less system proposed by the FIDO Alliance. The body has announced that the three companies have committed to phasing out passwords.

News

Francis Tuffy

8 June 2022

2 min read

Bangladesh Smart Driving Licence Delivery in Limbo

Some one million Bangladeshi drivers are currently driving with an ‘acknowledgment slip’, but they are not able to apply for government and private jobs as they don’t have smart driving licence cards.

Driving Licences

Francis Tuffy

8 June 2022

3 min read

Elon Musk Wants to Authenticate All Twitter Users

Behind the ‘will-he-won’t-he’ and the ‘can-he-can’t-he’ stories of Elon Musk’s attempts to acquire Twitter lurks another equally interesting tussle about identity, and how we assert and verify it when we are not physically present.

Authentication

Francis Tuffy

8 June 2022

4 min read

The Bad, the Very Bad and the Bits In Between

The use of fake ID’s has for some time been linked with a whole range of serious crimes including terrorism and people smuggling as well as, at the other end of the criminality spectrum, less serious misdemeanours such as under-age drinking.

Fraud Detection

Francis Tuffy

8 June 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

As a side event to the 78th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the UN hosted ‘Building a More Resilient Future with Inclusive Civil Registration and Vital Statistics – Strengthening Linkages with the Health Sector’.

Free News Free

Francis Tuffy

8 June 2022

4 min read

Why Doesn’t the Public Trust Facial Recognition?

Does the track record of some firms who capture peoples’ facial images without their consent make it impossible for facial recognition to get a fair hearing in the court of public opinion – or are there deeper issues concerning the technology?

Company Digital Identity Government

Francis Tuffy

8 June 2022

2 min read

Pack your Passport for Tallinn!

After the success of the Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum™, Malta (16-18 May), the next opportunity for the ID and secure document industry to come together is at the High Security Printing™ EMEA conference in Tallinn, Estonia (13-15 June).

Events

Francis Tuffy

8 June 2022

3 min read

China Refutes Rumours of Passport Suspension

In the aftermath (for some, though not for all) of a global health crisis like COVID, it is inevitable that the media engages in some ‘who did what and when’ style of journalism.

Government Passports

Francis Tuffy

8 June 2022

2 min read

Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Ugandan Secure Printworks

The official groundbreaking ceremony for a new security document printworks took place in Entebbe, Uganda earlier in May.

Government News

Francis Tuffy

10 May 2022

3 min read

The Crisis in Ukraine Brings Threats and Opportunities for Identity

Since February, over 700,000 Ukrainian refugees have exercised their right to obtain a Polish national identity (PESEL) number, which gives them access to various public services and benefits.

Case Studies

Francis Tuffy

10 May 2022

4 min read

El Salvador Sees the Benefits from Long Term Relation

At a time when other countries chop and change ID contractors on a regular basis, El Salvador is reaping the rewards from sticking with the same contractor over three successive contract periods.

Case Studies Company

Lic Mónica R. Peralta

3 May 2022

3 min read

Argentina Says Goodbye to Physical Entry and Exit Stamps in Passports

Earlier this month, the Argentine Minister of the Interior, Eduardo Wado de Pedro, announced that the process of physically stamping passports will stop and that the process of registering entry and exit from the country will be digitised.

Passports

Francis Tuffy

3 May 2022

3 min read

Countries Continue to Explore Digital Identity

Whilst pockets of personally identifiable information exist in all countries’ civil registries, some in physical documents but increasingly in digital records, not all countries are at the same stage of establishing a national digital identity.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

3 May 2022

2 min read

Veridos and GSI Sertracen Provide Costa Rica with ePassport Solution

Veridos and the Latin American systems integrator GSI Sertracen have announced the signing of a major contract with Costa Rica.

Passports

Latest News

Sustainability – The Elephant in All Our Rooms

News in Brief

ID Industry Recognises the Best ID Documents in EMEA

Veridos Sees the Road Ahead

International Cooperation in LatAm

Sri Lanka ID Gearing Up to Go Digital

Company News

Bangladesh Smart Driving Licence Delivery in Limbo

Elon Musk Wants to Authenticate All Twitter Users

The Bad, the Very Bad and the Bits In Between

News in Brief

Why Doesn’t the Public Trust Facial Recognition?

Pack your Passport for Tallinn!

China Refutes Rumours of Passport Suspension

Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Ugandan Secure Printworks

The Crisis in Ukraine Brings Threats and Opportunities for Identity

El Salvador Sees the Benefits from Long Term Relation

Argentina Says Goodbye to Physical Entry and Exit Stamps in Passports

Countries Continue to Explore Digital Identity

Veridos and GSI Sertracen Provide Costa Rica with ePassport Solution

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