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 - March 2, 2023 midnight Read MoreNew 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 - March 2, 2023 midnight Read MoreWho 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?
Free - October 4, 2022 midnight Read MoreNigeria 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 - September 5, 2022 12:01 a.m. Read MorePlans 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 - September 5, 2022 midnight Read MoreNigeria’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 - August 1, 2022 midnight Read MoreUS 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 - August 1, 2022 midnight Read MoreUganda 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.
ID Cards - July 6, 2022 midnight Read MoreWhy 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?
Digital Identity - June 9, 2022 midnight Read MoreGroundbreaking Ceremony for New Ugandan Secure Printworks
The official groundbreaking ceremony for a new security document printworks took place in Entebbe, Uganda earlier in May.
News - June 9, 2022 midnight Read MoreChina 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 - June 9, 2022 midnight Read More