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Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

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.

News

Alan Hodgson

24 Nov. 2022

5 min read

Fingerprint Readers Find Uses for Consumers

Fingerprint technology has found a place in a variety of commercial use cases. We can simplify this by considering these in two broad categories – public and personal fingerprint readers.

Biometrics

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

2 min read

New Liveness Testing Solution from Onfido

Onfido, a leading global digital identity verification and authentication provider, has released ‘Motion’, a next generation biometric liveness solution to enhance its ‘Real Identity Platform’.

Fraud Detection

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

2 min read

Belize Launches New ePassport

After a year and a half of planning with a team of designers and technology experts from various Belizean government departments, the administration has introduced a new passport.

Passports

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

3 min read

US to Examine Scope of Identity Fraud

As reported in Courthouse News Service, the US Supreme Court has agreed to examine what constitutes identity theft in a fraud after criminal defence lawyers say it is over criminalised by the federal government.

Fraud Detection

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

2 min read

‘Good Enough’ – But is it Really?

Governments today face a myriad of challenges when determining the optimum approach for issuing a new identity document. To this end, the incorporation of advanced technologies to address the increasing counterfeit threat is critical.

Editorial

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

3 min read

Public Still Unsure What They Want from Digital Identity

There is no doubt that the move from traditional means of identity authentication to digital identities is bringing major benefits of convenience to citizens and consumers, but public acceptance is not global, as these two surveys show.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

4 min read

Security v Convenience – the Debate Hots Up

A recent technical primer on CXO Bytes, which makes a strong case for the seemingly inevitable growth of biometrics into all aspects of digital identity, marks a good point to reflect on the ongoing debate between ‘security versus convenience’.

Biometrics

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

3 min read

Deadline for EES Approaches, ETIAS Postponed

According to the Migration and Home Affairs policy section of the European Union, the Entry/Exit System (EES) for registering travellers from third- countries each time they cross the EU external border is expected to be operational by the end of May 2023.

Travel

Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

2 min read

Excitement Growing for THC Online™ 2022

The programme is set, the nominations for awards are in, the speakers are getting ready, all that’s needed now is for more participants to get online and register for The Holography Conference™ Online (THCO), which takes place 5-6 December!

Events

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.

Biometrics Free Free

Francis Tuffy

4 Nov. 2022

4 min read

Company News

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.

News

Francis Tuffy

4 Nov. 2022

4 min read

TRUSTECH Asks: What Digital Identity Future Do We Want?

The forthcoming TRUSTECH conference will focus on two main themes – identification solutions and innovative payments, which together go a long way to address the question of what digital identity future do we want – and what will we actually get?

Digital Identity Events

Francis Tuffy

4 Nov. 2022

2 min read

META Announces LumaChrome for Government Issued Cards

Functional materials company META has announced that its LumaChrome colour-shifting film can now be applied as a security feature for embedded polycarbonate government identity cards, eIDs and immunity cards through a new digital demetalisation process.

ID Cards Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

4 Nov. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

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.

News

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.

Biometrics Free Free

Francis Tuffy

3 Oct. 2022

3 min read

Nepal’s First ePassport from IDEMIA

As a long-term partner of Nepal, IDEMIA has already provided national ID cards, an Automated Fingerprint Identification System and Machine-Readable Passports, and is now implementing an ePassport solution for the country.

Passports

Francis Tuffy

3 Oct. 2022

2 min read

Veridos Presents New Verification Devices

Veridos, a leading provider of integrated identity solutions, announced the launch of its new VeriCHECK SelfKiosk and M600 document reader at this year’s Future Travel Experience Global.

Authentication Company

Francis Tuffy

3 Oct. 2022

3 min read

South Africa’s New Driving Licence

South Africa could launch a pilot of its new driving licence cards as early as 1 November 2023, and motorists in the country can expect several changes, including a new, more secure design and a possible validity extension to ten years.

Driving Licences

Francis Tuffy

3 Oct. 2022

2 min read

New Design Swiss Passports to be Issued

The Federal Office of the Swiss Police has announced that citizens of Switzerland will have a new passport with a new design from the end of October.

Passports

Latest News

News in Brief

Fingerprint Readers Find Uses for Consumers

New Liveness Testing Solution from Onfido

Belize Launches New ePassport

US to Examine Scope of Identity Fraud

‘Good Enough’ – But is it Really?

Public Still Unsure What They Want from Digital Identity

Security v Convenience – the Debate Hots Up

Deadline for EES Approaches, ETIAS Postponed

Excitement Growing for THC Online™ 2022

Airline Execs Discuss the Future of Biometric ID for Travel

Company News

TRUSTECH Asks: What Digital Identity Future Do We Want?

META Announces LumaChrome for Government Issued Cards

News in Brief

Blueprint for Facial Recognition Regulation

Nepal’s First ePassport from IDEMIA

Veridos Presents New Verification Devices

South Africa’s New Driving Licence

New Design Swiss Passports to be Issued

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