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November 2024

Secure Identity Sector Acquisitions Continue at Pace

Editorial: Governments Need CRVS, and CRVS Needs Identity

New Orleans Launches Municipal ID Programme

AI Arms Race

News in Brief

Interview with Dr Joseph Atick: Biometrics Pioneer and ID4Africa Co-Founder

Changes in Visa-Free Travel: A Bellwether for Global Mobility

Christmas Time, Vacation Time: It’s Already a Bit Digital at the Border

Events

October 2024

Toppan Holdings to Acquire HID Citizen Identity Solutions

Editorial: Is Identity Still Part of Critical Infrastructure?

Biometric Sensors for Automotive Authentication

Have Your Say on PQC Preparedness: Join the Survey

News in Brief

A New OVD for ID Protection

Swedish Police Push for Real-Time Facial Recognition

Call for Papers: ODDS 2025

Biometrics Will Shape the Future of Border Controls

AfDB Backs Digital Identity in Comoros

EU Fights Digital Identity Theft

Events

September 2024

IDEMIA Group and IN Groupe Enter Exclusive Negotiations

Editorial: AI and QC, Prepare Now or Panic Later

International ID Day: a Celebration, and a Call to Collaboration

News in Brief

Stopping Real Equipment from Making Fake Documents

Take Time to Think Ahead

Burkina Faso Introduces Next-Generation ePassport

HSP Asia Heads to Thailand this December

We’ve Protected Driving Licences So Why Not Licence Plates

Events

August 2024

Singapore Takes Steps Over Quantum Identity Authentication Security

Polycarbonate is Virtually Indestructible, Unfortunately

Kerala Introduces Enhanced Security Measures for Certificate Attestation

Enhanced Features of the ID Document Index

News in Brief

Simplifying Border Crossings Brings the World Together

Physical/Digital Debate Features Strongly at CLARCIEV

Maintaining Standards to Protect QR Codes

New Document Issue

July 2024

Dutch Secure Documents Enhanced with Innovative Security Features

HSP Latin America Returns to the ‘Land of Desert and Glaciers’

Covestro Honoured at SDS 2024

Venue Tickets Follow Visa Stickers into the Digital

Reconnaissance Launches Industry Reference Glossary

New Document Issue

New UK Government Rules Out Digital ID Cards

News in Brief

Veridos Started as a Vision, 10 Years Ago

The Challenges of Fake Degrees in Pakistan

A Case for Diffractive Combination Technologies

June 2024

Outstanding Design and Innovation in Latin American and Caribbean ID Documents

ID4Africa – Celebrating 10 Years of Advancing Digital Identity for Development

Innovations Leading the Way to the Future Travel Experience

News in Brief

The Evolution of LatAm Passports: Tradition Meets Innovation – Part 3

EU Digital Identity Regulation Enters into Force

Council Calls for Global Adoption of Digital Health Certificates

Swiss Digital Identity Law Approved

Events

May 2024

  • TOPPAN Gravity’s New Passport Manufacturing and Issuance Plant in Ethiopia
  • I Don’t Know About You, But I’m Getting Confused
  • News in Brief
  • The Evolution of LatAm Passports: Tradition Meets Innovation – Part 2
  • Seamless Travel Can Become a Reality
  • Will We Still Be Looking at Passports in 20 Years?
  • The Dawn of AI-Driven Counterfeits
  • Advances in Smartphone Display Technology Improve Biometrics
  • ODDS 2024: Still Innovating After All These Years
  • HSP Latin America is Sell-Out Success for Chile

April 2024

ODDS 2024 – Innovate to Thrive

Reconnaissance Publishes Directory of ID Document Suppliers

The Evolution of LatAm Passports: Tradition Meets Innovation

The Universal Usability of DOVIDs

Stricter Voter ID Laws for US Elections

Face-to-Face with Antoine Grenier – CEO of IDEMIA Smart Identity

Events

March 2024

UK Government Prioritises Digital Identity and AI

Nepal Digital ID to be Assigned at Birth

Learning Lessons from the Physical to Digital Evolution of Visa Stickers

News in Brief

Reconnaissance Publishes Directory of ID Document Suppliers

Stricter Voter ID Laws for US Elections

High Security Printing EMEA 2024 – Justifiably Over-Subscribed!

ID Awards 2024 – Celebrating the Industry!

A Closer Look at Latvia’s ePassport

Events

February 2024

EIB Expands Secure Printing Capacity in Greece with Loan to Veridos Matsoukis

Too Late for HSP, Just in Time for ODDS

US Spends Big on ID Management Infrastructure

New Documents Issued

News In Brief

Biometrics in Air Travel

IDEMIA Unveils Strategic Reorganisation

What Can Airport Iris Recognition Systems Learn from Apple?

AI Detects Forged Documents Through Holograms

Short Print Run Security Business Gets Big ISO Boost

Events

Free Issue

January 2024

  • Kenya’s Visas Go Digital
  • New Document Issue
  • HID’s Bahrain ePassport Design Gains Recognition at London Design Awards
  • Predictions for 2024 from Around the Globe
  • News in Brief
  • Just When You Thought You Knew Everything About Fingerprints
  • UK Police Granted Powers to Run Facial Recognition Searches
  • Underpinning Voter Security in a Bumper Year for Elections
  • From Today’s Perspective, not all Applications are Predictable
  • ODDS 2024 – Navigating the Confluence of Physical and Digital Security

December 2023

  • Biometric Identification: How DNA Provides Best-in-Class Security
  • New Product Launch from Regula
  • 2023 – Covering the Year with Headlines
  • News in Brief
  • Digital Product Passports – the Potential for Unintended Consequences
  • Company News
  • HSP Asia 2023 – Back with a Bang!
  • New Document Issue
  • Upcoming Events

November 2023

  • Visas Continue to Go Digital
  • New IHMA Security Image Register Launched
  • Concerns Over Identity Privacy and Security Persist
  • News in Brief
  • South America Moves Forward with Digital Identities
  • Company News
  • Fingerprint Technology – Bigger is Better
  • There is No Such Thing as ‘Anonymised’ Data
  • Pakistan’s New ePassport
  • DOVIDs for Automated and Remote Verification
  • Upcoming Events

October 2023

  • 10 Years On – Going Strong but Still More to Do
  • New Smartphone Report Released
  • Global Travel Developments Around Biometric Authentication
  • News in Brief
  • Veridos Leads the Way with Sustainable Product Portfolio
  • Company News
  • THC Online 2023
  • Upcoming Events

September 2023

  • Australia’s R-Series Passport Moves into New Security and Design Paradigm
  • IDEMIA Facial Recognition in India
  • The A to Z of Aadhaar Unique ID
  • New Document Issues
  • ID4Africa Commemorates ID Day (16.9)
  • News in Brief
  • The Debate Between Physical and Digital Identity Continues
  • Digital Product Passports – Unintended Consequences for Digital ID?
  • HSP Asia 2023 Programme and Workshops Announced
  • Upcoming Events

August 2023

  • HID Global to Acquire Evolis
  • Guyana Introduces ID Card Bill
  • US States Trial MDLs
  • New Document Issues
  • Belize – A Modern Passport to Make Citizens Proud
  • News in Brief
  • India Stacks Initiate Debate for Global Participation
  • ODDS ’24 Lisbon (8 – 10 April) – Call for Papers
  • Third Country Citizens Will Need a Visa to Travel to Europe from 2024
  • Upcoming Events

July 2023

  • The Vital Importance of Proof of Health Status Interoperability
  • New Document Issues
  • Is Low-Price Evaluation Secure?
  • Costa Rica Passport Makes Journey from MRP to ePassport
  • News in Brief
  • US Government Overreached in Identity Theft Case
  • Who Will Own Identity Verification?
  • Highlights from Identity Week, Amsterdam
  • TSA Defends Use of Facial Recognition – and it is Set to Increase
  • Upcoming Events

June 2023

  • Brazil Reboots its Travel Documents
  • US State of Oregon DMV ID Data Breach
  • Apple on the Biometric ID Trail Again
  • New Document Issues
  • HSP Latin America 2023 – Celebrating 10th Anniversary in Style
  • News in Brief
  • What we Can Learn from Over-Reliance on Mobile-Based Authentication
  • Company News
  • Celebrating Outstanding Design and Innovation in ID and Travel Documents
  • Vision-Box Installs eGates at Ezeiza Airport
  • Upcoming Events

May 2023

  • IN Groupe Acquires Portals Technology Business in Italy
  • Compensation for Taiwan's Halted ID Plan
  • New Document Issues
  • Expansion for Reconnaissance
  • News in Brief
  • Company News
  • AI OK But Biometrics Not
  • Development in Partnership
  • Thoughts on Producing Travel Documents
  • Continuing Efforts for Greener Cards
  • Update on the Pakistan ePassport Project
  • Upcoming Events

April 2023

  • Thales and Infineon Win Passport Security Contract in the US
  • EU Digital Wallet Update
  • New Document Issues
  • In My Opinion – Marc-Julian Siewert
  • News in Brief
  • ODDS 2023 – It’s Not Physical or Digital, It’s Physical AND Digital
  • Company News

March 2023

  • Celebrating Innovation in Identity and Travel Documents
  • Bahrain Joins ICAO Public Key Directory
  • New Document Issues
  • News in Brief
  • Dr Christian Thywissen – a CFO’s Point of View
  • Opportunities From the SPRITE+ Network
  • White House Wants $1.6B to Attack Identity Theft and Fraud
  • DOVIDs – Secure Protection for Identity Documents
  • Upcoming Events

February 2023

  • Veridos Announces Partnership with Innovatrics
  • Calls (Again) for UK ID Card – But This Time Its Digital
  • Striking a Balance Between Physical and Digital Identity Security
  • Branded at Birth
  • News in Brief
  • Open Standards and Open-Source Software
  • Company News
  • ID R&D Awarded Patent for Continuous Biometric Authentication
  • New Document Issues
  • ODDS Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve
  • Upcoming Events

January 2023

  • EES Delay Should Make Holidaymakers Happy
  • Regula Continues to Grow
  • The Most Significant Events, Trends and Controversies in Our Industry
  • Biometric Devices Sold on eBay Contained US Military Data
  • News in Brief
  • Emerging Fingerprint Technologies for Smartphones
  • World Bank Provides $250M for Indonesia Digital ID
  • Emerging News for the New South Africa Driving Licence
  • ODDS Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve
  • Upcoming Events

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