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Francis Tuffy

29 June 2026

3 min read

When Your Date of Birth is Vital

When people cross borders and claim asylum without reliable identity documents, authorities still have to make fast, important decisions, such as who is this person, what route have they taken, do they pose any risks, and are they an adult or a child?

Government

Francis Tuffy

29 June 2026

3 min read

EU Entry/Exit System – How We Got Here, and Why

In July 2025, the European Commission (EC) set a date for the start of the EU’s long-planned Entry/Exit System (EES), confirming that the system would enter into operation on 12 October 20251. That decision gave border authorities, carriers and airport operators a target date for moving from an essentially manual process (passport stamping) to an automated, biometric-backed record of short-stay travel.

Government

Francis Tuffy

29 June 2026

2 min read

Mexico Introduces Redesigned INE Voter ID Card

Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) has begun issuing its redesigned Credencial para Votar for applications processed from 1 June 2026 onward, introducing a revised card aimed at higher resistance to counterfeiting, alteration and duplication, while adding accessibility functions for users with visual impairments.

Government

Francis Tuffy

25 March 2026

3 min read

EU Entry/Exit and Summer Travel

Some recent media reports argue that the rollout of the EU Entry/ Exit System (EES) should be delayed, to ‘avoid risky summer travel chaos’. In reality, EES rollout is already well underway but there is a legitimate concern about how quickly it is being deployed and whether biometric enrolment should be scaled back at busy European tourist border crossings this summer.

Government

Francis Tuffy

3 Sept. 2025

2 min read

The Expanding Role for Secure Identity in Age Verification

Governments are increasingly turning to age verification systems and secure identity documents as tools to regulate digital access, safeguard minors online and prevent exposure to harmful content.

Government

Francis Tuffy

21 July 2025

3 min read

US Homeland Security Resurrects Border Biometric Rule

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reintroduced a sweeping biometric data collection rule aimed at expanding surveillance across all national borders. Originally drafted under the first Trump administration, the revised regulation mandates facial recognition scans and other biometric captures from virtually all non-US citizens upon entry and exit – including children.

Government

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.

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Francis Tuffy

7 June 2023

2 min read

Update on the Pakistan ePassport Project

The new Pakistan ePassport includes 29 new and modern security features. Here, we open the passport and take a look at some of them.

Government Passports

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

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

New Document Issues

In this round up of recent new secure document issues, we record the new Swiss passport and ID card and the Slovak ID card.

Government ID Cards

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

Nigeria Looks to Improve Document Issuing Processes

Nigeria’s Ministry of Interior has pledged to sanitise the performance of professional service providers by improving the processing of visas, passports, marriages and citizenship applications.

Government

Francis Tuffy

4 Sept. 2022

2 min read

Plans for UK Voter ID ‘Unachievable’

Perhaps spurred on by the unfounded allegations of US voters taking on false IDs during the last presidential election, the UK government introduced an Elections Integrity Bill which has been working its way through the UK parliament.

Government

Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

3 min read

US Government Working on Unique Identity for Immigrants

The Biden administration will create a new identification card for immigrants that will serve as a single card to access immigration files and eventually be accepted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for travel.

Government

Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

3 min read

Nigeria’s NIN Programme Helped by the Law of Unintended Consequences

Nigeria’s National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) is tasked with assigning a unique National Identity Number and issuing General Multi-Purpose Cards to 148 million citizens by 2024.

Government

Francis Tuffy

5 July 2022

3 min read

Uganda Sued Over Digital ID System

An alliance of charities has sued the Ugandan government, according to an article published by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, arguing that vulnerable groups have been denied access to potentially life-saving services due to flaws in the national ID card rollout.

Government ID Cards

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

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?

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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

Latest News

When Your Date of Birth is Vital

EU Entry/Exit System – How We Got Here, and Why

Mexico Introduces Redesigned INE Voter ID Card

EU Entry/Exit and Summer Travel

The Expanding Role for Secure Identity in Age Verification

US Homeland Security Resurrects Border Biometric Rule

The A to Z of Aadhaar Unique ID

Update on the Pakistan ePassport Project

Compensation for Taiwan's Halted ID Plan

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

New Document Issues

Who Can You Trust with Your ID Data?

Nigeria Looks to Improve Document Issuing Processes

Plans for UK Voter ID ‘Unachievable’

US Government Working on Unique Identity for Immigrants

Nigeria’s NIN Programme Helped by the Law of Unintended Consequences

Uganda Sued Over Digital ID System

Sri Lanka ID Gearing Up to Go Digital

Why Doesn’t the Public Trust Facial Recognition?

China Refutes Rumours of Passport Suspension

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