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March 2021
France’s New National Identity Card
According to the news briefing given on the website of the Ministère de l´Intérieur, the new identity card is more secure, more practical and its design has been modernised from the previous format that was introduced in 1995. One of the main aims of the update is to renew efforts to fight identity fraud.
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February 2021
Good Health Pass Collaborative Publishes White Paper
Members of the GHP CollaborativeI include digital identity alliance ID2020, Mastercard, Airport Council International (ACI), Commons Project Foundation, COVID-19 Credentials Initiative, Hyperledger, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Linux Foundation Public Health and IBM.
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January 2021
Airlines Trial COVID-19 Health Passports
As air travel continues to remain significantly subdued amid the pandemic, several airlines have been exploring the idea of implementing some form of health verification process to get passengers into the skies again.
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December 2020
UK Government Opens Identity Confirmation to Commercial Services
The GDS is doing this by making the Document Checking Service (DCS) available to a group of commercial companies on a trial basis. The project aims to reduce barriers to users being able to do things online – in particular, being able to prove their identity easily and safely.
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November 2020
Putting Your 3D Finger on a Biometric Security Solution
Research into biometric authentication, in which unique anatomical features provide secure recognition of a particular individual, has included the potential use of biophotonics and bioimaging techniques for some time. However, the need for increased accuracy has always been a limiting factor.
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October 2020
The Future of Biometrics is in the Palm of Your Hand
Your palm is unique: that particular combination of veins, lines and creases is like no other. That uniqueness makes it a prime candidate for use in the field of biometrics, joining other techniques such as fingerprint, facial and voice recognition.
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September 2020
AUGENTIC and INCM win Cameroon Passport Contract
A 10-year Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) contract has been signed with the General Delegation for National Security (GDNS) in Yaoundé, Cameroon between HE Martin Mbarga Nguele – the Delegate General for National Security, and Labinot Carreti – CEO of AUGENTIC on behalf of the German-Portuguese consortium.
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August 2020
Germany to Begin Rollout of Open National Digital Identity Service
The smartphone manufacturer is working with the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Bundesdruckerei and Deutsche Telekom Security ‘to develop a hardware-based security architecture that allows citizens to securely store their national ID on their smartphone as an eID,’ Samsung said.
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July 2020
Developing a Sports Digital Health Passport to Bring Fans Back to Stadiums
Avi Lasarow, Chief Executive for the EMEA region at Prenetics, told Reuters that the Hong Kong-based biotechnology firm is developing a secure test-evidencing and access system that is believed to be the first such offering for sports.
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June 2020
IDEMIA and Sopra Steria Sign Biometric Database Contract with eu-LISA
The contract was awarded following a competitive call for tender (LISA/2019/RP/05 EES BMS and sBMS) by eu-LISA. Under the contract, which has a four year term extendable for up to six years, the consortium needs to complete the development of the sBMS by 2022.
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May 2020
ID Enabled Digital Government Services – Now More Than Ever
Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, there was growing evidence of the benefits for eGovernment solutions being accessed by a citizen’s eID. We take a look at two different perspectives on this: one from professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY), from before the outbreak, and the other more recent one from identity solutions provider, Veridos.
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April 2020
Contact Tracing COVID-19 Without Disclosing Identity
Apple and Google are jointly developing technology to alert people if they have recently come into contact with others found to be infected with coronavirus. The two companies believe their approach – designed to keep users, whose participation would be voluntary and anonymous – addresses privacy concerns.
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March 2020
Singapore Plans to Launch Facial Recognition
The government of Singapore has set out a technology timeline that it believes will eliminate the need for paper document checks entirely by 2025.
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February 2020
UK Passport
Following the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU), new UK passports issued from March will start to have a blue cover. The passports will also have enhanced specifications, reduced carbon footprint and a new design.
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January 2020
Bangladesh Starts Transition to ePassports
On 22 January, Bangladesh’s Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) opened a new personalisation and issuance centre for applicants for the new Bangladesh electronic passport.
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