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Francis Tuffy

1 Dec. 2023

3 min read

Visas Continue to Go Digital

In June of this year, the European Council provisionally agreed on rules to digitise the Schengen visa procedure (see sister publication Holography News™, October 2023). The council has now approved the digitisation of the visa process, signalling a further move away from physical visa stickers.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

1 Dec. 2023

4 min read

Concerns Over Identity Privacy and Security Persist

The debate over how personally identifiable information (PII) is collected, used and stored digitally was brought into sharp focus during the worldwide response to COVID-19, with the widespread adoption of contact tracking and tracing.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

1 Dec. 2023

3 min read

South America Moves Forward with Digital Identities

Two of the most populous countries in South America have announced plans for harnessing blockchain based digital identity protocols to streamline and secure citizen access to public services.

Digital Identity

Lic Mónica Peralta – Forensic Document Expert

2 Oct. 2023

5 min read

The Debate Between Physical and Digital Identity Continues

In my opinion, the meaning of ‘trust’ lies in the expectation that something will happen or work in a certain way. This is at the root of the arguments laid out in this article.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

2 Oct. 2023

2 min read

ID4Africa Commemorates ID Day (16.9)

The Identity Day (ID Day) Campaign seeks worldwide recognition of 16 September as Identity Day to highlight the importance of having proof of identity.

Digital Identity ID Cards

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.

Digital Identity Free Government Free

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

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

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

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

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

31 May 2023

1 min read

Compensation for Taiwan's Halted ID Plan

Taiwan may have to pay substantial compensation to a contractor after the country’s digital ID plan was halted due to privacy and cybersecurity concerns.

Digital Identity Government

Francis Tuffy

4 May 2023

3 min read

EU Digital Wallet Update

From its earliest stages as a consultation on revisions to the eIDAS (Electronic Identification and Trust Services) regulations, ID & Secure Document News™ has followed the progress of the EU Digital Wallet.

Digital Identity

Alan Hodgson

4 April 2023

5 min read

Opportunities From the SPRITE+ Network

There are a number of networks and research groups that exist outside of our community that could bring value to our work. The aim of this article is to illustrate this with reference to a personal case study undertaken over the past nine months.

Digital Identity Passports

Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

2 min read

Calls (Again) for UK ID Card – But This Time Its Digital

Two British politicians have joined forces to promote the introduction of digital ID cards, which has been met with mixed reactions.

Digital Identity ID Cards

Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

5 min read

Open Standards and Open-Source Software

Yiannis Theodorou and Debora Comparin warn of the pitfalls in creating closed and non-interoperable systems in this adaptation of their article ‘Modernising Digital-ID Systems: What Open Standards and Open-Source Software Really Mean’.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

4 min read

World Bank Provides $250M for Indonesia Digital ID

Indonesia is set to receive $250 million in funding from the World Bank Group’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to strengthen the country’s civil registration.

Digital Identity

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

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

Latest News

Visas Continue to Go Digital

Concerns Over Identity Privacy and Security Persist

South America Moves Forward with Digital Identities

The Debate Between Physical and Digital Identity Continues

ID4Africa Commemorates ID Day (16.9)

The A to Z of Aadhaar Unique ID

US States Trial MDLs

Guyana Introduces ID Card Bill

Highlights from Identity Week, Amsterdam

Who Will Own Identity Verification?

US Government Overreached in Identity Theft Case

The Vital Importance of Proof of Health Status Interoperability

Compensation for Taiwan's Halted ID Plan

EU Digital Wallet Update

Opportunities From the SPRITE+ Network

Calls (Again) for UK ID Card – But This Time Its Digital

Open Standards and Open-Source Software

World Bank Provides $250M for Indonesia Digital ID

Linking Physical and Mobile Documents

Public Still Unsure What They Want from Digital Identity

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