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Francis Tuffy

27 May 2026

3 min read

UK Digital Update

His Majesty’s Passport Office (HMPO) has formally started market engagement for a new passport manufacturing and personalisation contract.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

9 March 2026

2 min read

epicenter.works Proposes Amendments to the EUDI Wallet

A new paper from digital rights group epicenter.works takes an engineering-centred look at the European Commission’s draft eIDAS implementing acts for the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet . Rather than debating the policy goals, it focuses on whether the technical rules will actually let wallets enforce privacy and security in real time—when a user is about to share data. The proposed amendments cover three areas: relying-party registration, electronic attestations of attributes (EAAs), and the technical specifications intended to make the ecosystem interoperable.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

19 Oct. 2025

3 min read

UK Digital ID Update

The UK Government has taken a major step towards a nationwide digital identity infrastructure, launching its first operational pilot through the veterans’ digital ID card programme, available to 1.8 million former service personnel. The initiative enables veterans to download a secure credential to a smartphone, serving as both proof of service and a live testbed for the wider citizen digital ID scheme planned for national rollout before 2029.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

6 Oct. 2025

1 min read

Partial Shutdown of NIST Biometric Services

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a suspension of all biometric testing, ranking and research activities — including the Facial Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) — as a result of the ongoing US government shutdown. The pause interrupts one of the world’s most influential evaluation programmes for facial recognition algorithms, relied upon by governments, border agencies, and private sector developers to benchmark performance and fairness.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

28 Sept. 2025

1 min read

Mandatory Digital ID to Work in the UK

The UK Government has confirmed plans to introduce a mandatory digital identity scheme, described by senior minister Darren Jones as ‘the bedrock of the modern state’. The policy is framed as a tool to strengthen immigration controls, close loopholes in the labour market and provide wider benefits to citizens.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

10 Sept. 2025

2 min read

APTITUDE Launches to Advance Trusted Digital Identity in Europe

A major new initiative, APTITUDE, has launched under the European Commission’s Large-Scale Pilot (LSP) programme to accelerate the rollout of the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet). Coordinated by the French government, APTITUDE brings together 118 partners from 11 EU Member States and Ukraine, with a total of €20 million in EU funding ..

Company Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

7 Sept. 2025

2 min read

ID.me Secures Funding to Expand AI-Resilient Identity Infrastructure

ID.me has raised $340 million in Series E funding to scale its secure, interoperable digital identity platform. With over 152 million users and adoption across 20 US federal and 45 state agencies, the platform supports federated identity at NIST IAL2 assurance levels—essential for high-trust public sector applications.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

8 July 2025

2 min read

DHS Resurrects Border Biometric Rule

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is making a renewed effort to expand biometric surveillance at national borders, reviving a rule initially proposed under the first Trump administration. The rule mandates the collection of facial images and other biometric identifiers from nearly all non-US citizens entering or exiting the country, including minors.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

29 June 2025

2 min read

DHS S&T Opens Document Authenticity Track

The US Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) has launched the ID document authenticity track of the Remote Identity Validation Rally (RIVR), following its 2023–2024 evaluation of remote identity verification systems at the Maryland Test Facility. The earlier Remote Identity Validation Technology Demonstration (RIVTD) trials revealed significant variability in document authentication performance, particularly when validating state-issued IDs captured via smartphones or webcams under uncontrolled conditions.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

16 June 2025

2 min read

IRS Isn’t Checking ID Proofing Performance

The US Inland Revenue Service (IRS) has not been independently evaluating the digital identity proofing services provided by ID.me, its exclusive vendor for access to sensitive taxpayer services. A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that the IRS is relying solely on ID.me’s internal performance assessments, with no external verification or established performance benchmarks.

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Francis Tuffy

27 May 2025

2 min read

Digital Identity Market Poised for Significant Growth

It won’t come as a surprise to readers of ID & Secure Document News™ that the global digital identity market is entering a phase of accelerated growth, with spending projected to increase from $15.2 billion in 2024 to over $26 billion by 2029, according to Juniper Research.

Digital Identity

Dr Christian Thywissen

27 May 2025

4 min read

Mobile Identity Documents Require Trust

The future of ID cards, passports and driving licences is mobile. But the path to full digitisation still involves overcoming many challenges. At the heart of these challenges is the need to build trust with citizens.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

27 April 2025

3 min read

Making Sure Professionals Are Who They Claim to be

A recent online article from Maryia Valchanina, Head of Data Processing at Regula, sheds light on one of the lesser-discussed challenges in the field of document authentication—the verification of professional identity documents. Unlike conventional passports or national ID cards, which benefit from widespread standardisation and well-established verification protocols, these specialised documents often exist in a fragmented regulatory landscape.

Digital Identity ID Cards

Francis Tuffy

21 April 2025

2 min read

Europe Launches Technical Consultation on EUDI Wallet

The European Commission has opened a public consultation on 12 new Implementing Acts that will define the technical and legal framework for the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet, as established under Regulation (EU) 2024/1183. Running from 15 April to 13 May 2025, the consultation focuses on trust services, interoperability, and security standards essential for the deployment of the EUDI Wallet across Member States.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

31 March 2025

4 min read

Editorial: Identity in Crisis – Digital or Physical?

If you started reading this in anticipation of a definitive answer on how digital and physical ID documents can co-exist, I should apologise. It’s actually a personal look at how I might go about reasserting my identity in the event of a major crisis. But like many thought-experiments, you can learn a lot when you stress-test your ideas in extreme circumstances.

Digital Identity ID Cards

Francis Tuffy

31 March 2025

2 min read

EU Pushes Ahead on Digital IDs

The European Union (EU) is making significant progress in its digital identity initiatives, reinforcing its commitment to standardising digital identification systems across member states. These efforts aim to enhance security within the region, with various countries implementing advanced digital ID solutions.

Digital Identity

Marc-Julian Siewert

31 March 2025

2 min read

These Seven Facts Clarify Mobile IDs

The ongoing digitisation of personal identification demands reliable solutions for secure identification. Mobile IDs have proven to provide a simple verification method via mobile devices. Despite its growing popularity, many use cases for this technology remain largely unexplored. In this article, Veridos’ CEO, Marc-Julian Siewert reveals the full potential of mobile IDs.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

24 March 2025

2 min read

Survey Reveals Declining Trust in Digital ID Services

The 2025 Thales Digital Trust Index reveals a noticeable decline in global consumer trust across digital services. The study, encompassing over 14,000 consumers across 14 countries, indicates that no sector achieved a trust rating greater than 50%, underscoring widespread scepticism towards personal data handling practices in the digital domain.

Digital Identity Studies, Reports

Francis Tuffy

18 Feb. 2025

3 min read

Machines are Biased, They Learn it From Humans

Facial recognition, as a technology, is becoming more common, finding applications for law enforcement, border management and commercial enterprise. However, this has raised concerns about how it is being used and whether clear rules exist to govern it. To address this, the Biometrics Institute, an organisation that studies the responsible use of biometrics, recently published a report called ‘Members’ Viewpoints: The Use of Facial Recognition in Policing.’

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

3 Feb. 2025

3 min read

The UK Now Has Digital ID Cards, in All but Name

The debate over national ID cards in the UK has been going on for years, with various initiatives failing in overcoming public resistance to the idea (see IDN September 2020). But despite the lack of a formal national ID card, the UK has effectively adopted digital identity systems that serve the same purpose.

Digital Identity

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UK Digital Update

epicenter.works Proposes Amendments to the EUDI Wallet

UK Digital ID Update

Partial Shutdown of NIST Biometric Services

Mandatory Digital ID to Work in the UK

APTITUDE Launches to Advance Trusted Digital Identity in Europe

ID.me Secures Funding to Expand AI-Resilient Identity Infrastructure

DHS Resurrects Border Biometric Rule

DHS S&T Opens Document Authenticity Track

IRS Isn’t Checking ID Proofing Performance

Digital Identity Market Poised for Significant Growth

Mobile Identity Documents Require Trust

Making Sure Professionals Are Who They Claim to be

Europe Launches Technical Consultation on EUDI Wallet

Editorial: Identity in Crisis – Digital or Physical?

EU Pushes Ahead on Digital IDs

These Seven Facts Clarify Mobile IDs

Survey Reveals Declining Trust in Digital ID Services

Machines are Biased, They Learn it From Humans

The UK Now Has Digital ID Cards, in All but Name

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