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Francis Tuffy

4 May 2023

3 min read

New Document Issues

In this round up of recent new secure document issues, we record new card designs for the US states of Arizona and Virginia, and the new Swiss driving licence.

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Francis Tuffy

31 March 2023

4 min read

White House Wants $1.6B to Attack Identity Theft and Fraud

The US administration released a three-part proposal on 2 March asking Congress for $1.6 billion to help provide federal agencies and local governments with more funding to handle pandemic-related fraud claims, modernise identity verification systems, and support victims of identity theft.

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Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

2 min read

Striking a Balance Between Physical and Digital Identity Security

At a time when automated document checks and ID-proofing processes are becoming more and more widespread, the physical credential remains extremely important in securely establishing and underpinning a person’s identity.

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Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

2 min read

The Most Significant Events, Trends and Controversies in Our Industry

Without question, the most significant recent event that impacted everyone around the world was the COVID-19 pandemic. Literally overnight, the way we worked, interacted, transacted, and proved our identities changed.

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Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

5 min read

Review of 2022

A review of this year's headlines.

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Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

2 min read

Airline Execs Discuss the Future of Biometric ID for Travel

The APEX Board of Governors recently met at the APEX/IFSA EXPO in Long Beach, California to discuss the future of the airline passenger experience, and they had a lot to say about biometric identity.

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Francis Tuffy

4 Nov. 2022

3 min read

Blueprint for Facial Recognition Regulation

A new report from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Human Technology Institute outlines a model law for facial recognition technology to protect against harmful use of the technology, but also foster innovation for public benefit.

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Francis Tuffy

3 Oct. 2022

3 min read

Who Can You Trust with Your ID Data?

The misuse of personal data is seen as a potential drag on the growth of the ID and secure document sector. But who do people feel they can trust more to protect their ID data – government or the private sector?

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Francis Tuffy

4 Sept. 2022

2 min read

Experts Call for Plans to Harmonise Taxi Licencing in UK

Currently, there are around 280 local authorities setting distinct rules, processes and fees for motorists wanting to obtain a taxi licence in the UK. But industry experts are now calling for plans to harmonise the procedures in line with the principles of ‘fill it out once’.

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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.

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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.

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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’.

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Francis Tuffy

3 May 2022

2 min read

Plans to Print Ugandan Government Documents Domestically

Ugandan ePassports, driving licences and other security documents will soon be produced within the country, according to a plan by the Ministry of Works and Transport.

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Francis Tuffy

30 March 2022

2 min read

The Importance of ID Data Intermediaries

For many years, the ID and secure document industry has understood the potential that universal citizen identity would have for increasing worldwide economic development. And now, a WEF think-tank has produced a 46-page report illustrating the potential benefit of a worldwide unifying digital ID data management policy.

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Francis Tuffy

2 March 2022

4 min read

Company News

Thales has been awarded a new contract to provide the District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles (DC DMV) with secure driving licences and ID cards.

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Francis Tuffy

31 Jan. 2022

2 min read

I’ll See You in Vienna!

In just under two months the Optical & Digital Document Security (ODDS) conference will get underway in Vienna, Austria. ODDS merges the extremely successful Optical Document Security conference with the newer Digital Document Security conference to recognise the growing interdependence of these two domains.

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Francis Tuffy

22 Dec. 2021

5 min read

2021 – a Year Like No Other, Except the Previous One

A review of last year's headlines.

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Francis Tuffy

7 Dec. 2021

3 min read

ISO Publishes New Standard for Mobile Driving Licences

The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has published ISO/IEC 18013-5 which, amongst other things, specifies the interface between the Mobile Driving Licence (mDL) and mDL reader and the interface between the mDL reader and the issuing authority infrastructure.

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Alan Hodgson

24 Oct. 2021

5 min read

Fingerprint Technology in the Age of COVID

As with any change in the market environment, there will be sectors that will decline but also areas of opportunity. The seismic changes resulting from the COVID pandemic have resulted in both immediate and long-term changes across most if not all market sectors.

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Francis Tuffy

4 Oct. 2021

2 min read

World Bank to Support Land Administration in Laos

Land holders across the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), or Laos as it is more commonly known, including some of the most vulnerable households, are expected to benefit from improved land administration and titling thanks to a project approved by the World Bank.

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New Document Issues

White House Wants $1.6B to Attack Identity Theft and Fraud

Striking a Balance Between Physical and Digital Identity Security

The Most Significant Events, Trends and Controversies in Our Industry

Review of 2022

Airline Execs Discuss the Future of Biometric ID for Travel

Blueprint for Facial Recognition Regulation

Who Can You Trust with Your ID Data?

Experts Call for Plans to Harmonise Taxi Licencing in UK

NIST Announces Winners of Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Systems

2022 Identity Fraud Study: The Virtual Battleground

News in Brief

Plans to Print Ugandan Government Documents Domestically

The Importance of ID Data Intermediaries

Company News

I’ll See You in Vienna!

2021 – a Year Like No Other, Except the Previous One

ISO Publishes New Standard for Mobile Driving Licences

Fingerprint Technology in the Age of COVID

World Bank to Support Land Administration in Laos

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