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Francis Tuffy

2 Oct. 2023

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The Finnish Border Guard has announced that all Finnish nationals on Finnair flights to and from the UK will be able to test a voluntary new digital travel document – Digital Travel Credentials (DTC).

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Francis Tuffy

29 Aug. 2023

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Pakistan has launched its first-ever ePassport, with a microchip embedded in the cover and modern security features integrated throughout its pages which meet ICAO standards.

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Francis Tuffy

26 Aug. 2023

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Using an app developed by Veridos, travellers can now transfer personally identifiable data via NFC (near field communication) from their ePassport to their smartphones, making pre-travel administration easier.

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Francis Tuffy

1 Aug. 2023

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The EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI) is to be made available free of charge to all 450 million citizens of the European Union (EU) in the form of a personal digital wallet stored on their mobile phone, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU have agreed.

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Francis Tuffy

2 July 2023

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One new document issue to report on this month, the US state of Wisconsin new driving licence and ID card.

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Francis Tuffy

2 July 2023

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South Africa’s Department of Transport (DoT) announced that the country’s only driving licence card personalisation machine is back up and running after breaking down last month.

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Francis Tuffy

2 July 2023

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The Togolese Agency for Identification, ANID-TOGO, has partnered with Atos and IDEMIA to build a national biometric eID system based on the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP).

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Francis Tuffy

31 May 2023

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The Nigerian government is planning to authorise banks to issue debit cards that will double as National Identity Cards, following the failure of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to issue the cards to applicants.

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Francis Tuffy

4 May 2023

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The central government of India has directed all states to complete the process of allocating the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) in all villages by the end of March 2024.

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Francis Tuffy

4 May 2023

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TECH5, which operates in the fields of biometrics and digital identity management, has joined the Secure Identity Alliance and become a member of the OSIA initiative for an open set of interfaces for identity management.

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Francis Tuffy

31 March 2023

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NSI Group, a pan-African company specialising in secured documents and electronic payment solutions, has announced plans to establish a base in Kenya. The move follows De La Rue’s decision to cease operations in Kenya by the end of March, leaving a gap in the market.

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Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

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The boss of the UK’s Border Force has said that advances in biometrics and data security will soon make physical passports redundant.

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Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

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The US Transportation Security Administration has awarded Dignari a biometric service contract, valued at $23.5 million, for credential and access management services.

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Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

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Biometric Devices Sold on eBay Contained US Military Data

German researchers who purchased biometric capture devices on eBay have reported that they discovered sensitive US military data stored on their memory cards.

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Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

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PopID’s biometric solution PopPay will be integrated into Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions’ Elera Commerce Platform, enabling the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based facial recognition software that authenticates consumers’ identities.

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Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

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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.

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Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

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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.

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Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

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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.

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Francis Tuffy

4 Nov. 2022

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De La Rue has announced that it has entered into a five-year extension of its contract with NPA for the sole-source supply of polycarbonate data pages for Australian passports.

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Francis Tuffy

4 Nov. 2022

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South Korea plans to offer a digital identity secured by blockchain to citizens with a smartphone as it taps into the world’s most tech-savvy population to boost economic growth.

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