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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

2 March 2023

2 min read

ODDS Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve

The programme for the second Optical and Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) conference is now available, demonstrating the importance of bringing together people involved in developing digital systems for identity and financial transactions with the more traditional security document community.

Events

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

1 Feb. 2023

4 min read

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.

News

Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

3 min read

EES Delay Should Make Holidaymakers Happy

Holidaymakers travelling to Europe this summer will be spared the anticipated longer queues at European borders, after the EU announced a delay to the rollout of the Entry/Exit System (EES).

Travel

Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

2 min read

ODDS Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve

Registration for the second Optical and Digital Document Security™ conference is now open, with a programme that demonstrates the importance of this event in bringing together people involved in developing digital systems for identity and financial transactions with the more traditional security document community.

Events

Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

3 min read

Regula Continues to Grow

Document and biometric verification company, Regula, has recently helped Ecuador to update its national forensic capabilities and has had its devices recognised in two Gartner reports.

Company

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.

Free Free

Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

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.

News

Alan Hodgson

1 Feb. 2023

5 min read

Emerging Fingerprint Technologies for Smartphones

In the November 2022 edition of this publication, an article examined two use cases of fingerprint readers – smartphones and payment cards.

Biometrics

Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

4 min read

Emerging News for the New South Africa Driving Licence

Toward the end of 2022, South Africa’s Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced that the current driving licence card would be phased out and replaced with a card compatible with international standards. Now, more details about the new card are emerging.

Driving Licences

Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

2 min read

Demonstration of Passport Security for Post Quantum Cryptography

Infineon Technologies, the German Federal Printing Office and the Fraunhofer AISEC gave a demonstration at Trustech of an electronic passport that meets the security requirements of the quantum computing era.

Events Passports

Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

5 min read

Review of 2022

A review of this year's headlines.

Free Free

Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

5 min read

Company News

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.

News

Alan Hodgson

3 Jan. 2023

5 min read

Biometrics and Consumer Trust

The issue of biometric authentication of identity is a topic that has a rightful place in this newsletter. There are many aspects to this debate and last month the topics of fingerprint readers and ‘Security vs Convenience’ were explored.

Biometrics

Lic Mónica Peralta

3 Jan. 2023

5 min read

Industry Predictions for 2023

In a very personal account, Lic. Mónica Peralta (Forensic Document Expert) sets out her opinion of what is in store for the ID and Secure Document industry in 2023.

Editorial

Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

2 min read

Veridos Launches New Security Features

Veridos, a global provider of integrated identity solutions, is set to unveil a new range of security features specifically aimed at protecting the transparent window areas on ID documents, namely Amber ID, Diamond ID and Spectre ID.

Company Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

2 min read

A Growing Market for Student Online Identification

The traditional role of identification as a means to uniquely link a person to a document that bestows rights and privileges is being expanded to grant access to all types of government and commercial services.

Authentication Onboarding

Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

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.

News

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

Latest News

New Document Issues

ODDS Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve

World Bank Provides $250M for Indonesia Digital ID

Biometric Devices Sold on eBay Contained US Military Data

EES Delay Should Make Holidaymakers Happy

ODDS Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve

Regula Continues to Grow

The Most Significant Events, Trends and Controversies in Our Industry

News in Brief

Emerging Fingerprint Technologies for Smartphones

Emerging News for the New South Africa Driving Licence

Demonstration of Passport Security for Post Quantum Cryptography

Review of 2022

Company News

Biometrics and Consumer Trust

Industry Predictions for 2023

Veridos Launches New Security Features

A Growing Market for Student Online Identification

News in Brief

Linking Physical and Mobile Documents

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