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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

December 2022

  • Veridos Launches New Security Features
  • Demonstration of Passport Security for Post Quantum Cryptography
  • Linking Physical and Mobile Documents
  • Industry Predictions for 2023
  • News in Brief
  • Biometrics and Consumer Trust
  • Company News
  • Review of 2022
  • A Growing Market for Student Online Identification
  • Upcoming Events

November 2022

  • Deadline for EES Approaches, ETIAS Postponed
  • New Liveness Testing Solution from Onfido
  • Excitement Growing for THC Online™ 2022
  • ‘Good Enough’ – But is it Really?
  • Security v Convenience – the Debate Hots Up
  • News in Brief
  • Fingerprint Readers Find Uses for Consumers
  • Belize Launches New ePassport
  • US to Examine Scope of Identity Fraud
  • Public Still Unsure What They Want from Digital Identity
  • Airline Execs Discuss the Future of Biometric ID for Travel
  • Upcoming Events

Free Issue

October 2022

  • Inside this Issue
  • Blueprint for Facial Recognition Regulation
  • META Announces LumaChrome for Government Issued Cards
  • Politics and Geography – Two Factors in Border Management
  • TRUSTECH Asks: What Digital Identity Future Do We Want?
  • News in Brief
  • Researchers Find New Methods of Identification
  • Company News
  • Where Physical and Digital Identity Meet
  • US Railway Loses Biometrics Privacy Case
  • Regula Introduces Device for Quick On-Site Document Checks
  • Upcoming Events

September 2022

  • Durasafe® Travel for Secure Data Pages
  • Veridos Presents New Verification Devices
  • The Royal Face of Things to Come
  • News in Brief
  • Border Management – Economics Versus Politics
  • Who Can You Trust with Your ID Data?
  • Putting a Face on Anonymous Financial Crime
  • Nepal’s First ePassport from IDEMIA
  • South Africa’s New Driving Licence
  • IQ Structures Wins Tender to Protect Czech ID
  • New Design Swiss Passports to be Issued
  • Upcoming Events

August 2022

  • Landqart and TECH5 Announce Partnership
  • Greece Rolls Out Digital ID Cards and Driving Licences
  • A Bizarre Case of Assumed Identities
  • The Weaponising of Identity
  • News in Brief
  • Company News
  • Nigeria Looks to Improve Document Issuing Processes
  • Plans for UK Voter ID ‘Unachievable’
  • Experts Call for Plans to Harmonise Taxi Licencing in UK
  • Upcoming Events

July 2022

  • US Government Working on Unique Identity for Immigrants
  • Nigeria’s NIN Programme Helped by the Law of Unintended Consequences
  • New Biometrics Laws Urgently Needed, UK Review Finds
  • Health Insurance Firm Commissions Digital Identity Management
  • News in Brief
  • Deloitte Unveils ‘Agile Identity’
  • HSP Asia 2022 Postponed
  • Company News
  • NIST Announces Winners of Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Systems
  • THCO – Call for Papers and Nominations
  • Upcoming Events

June 2022

  • ID Industry Recognises the Best ID Documents in EMEA
  • Brazil Unveils New Passport and Identity Card
  • Veridos Sees the Road Ahead
  • Uganda Sued Over Digital ID System
  • Sustainability – The Elephant in All Our Rooms
  • News in Brief
  • ID R&D Publishes White Paper on Bias in Facial Presentation Attack Detection
  • 2022 Identity Fraud Study: The Virtual Battleground
  • Company News
  • International Cooperation in LatAm
  • White Nights for HSP EMEA
  • Upcoming Events

May 2022

  • Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Ugandan Secure Printworks
  • China Refutes Rumours of Passport Suspension
  • Why Doesn’t the Public Trust Facial Recognition?
  • News in Brief
  • Pack your Passport for Tallinn!
  • Elon Musk Wants to Authenticate All Twitter Users
  • Company News
  • Bangladesh Smart Driving Licence Delivery in Limbo
  • The Bad, the Very Bad and the Bits In Between
  • Sri Lanka ID Gearing Up to Go Digital
  • Upcoming Events

April 2022

  • Government of Monaco and IN Groupe – a Solid Partnership for Success
  • Veridos and GSI Sertracen Provide Costa Rica with ePassport Solution
  • The Crisis in Ukraine Brings Threats and Opportunities for Identity
  • Argentina Says Goodbye to Physical Entry and Exit Stamps in Passports
  • News in Brief
  • ODDS 2022 – a Constant in an Industry in Transition
  • El Salvador Sees the Benefits from Long Term Relation
  • Countries Continue to Explore Digital Identity
  • Plans to Print Ugandan Government Documents Domestically
  • Upcoming Events

March 2022

  • The 20-Year History of Estonia’s eID Card
  • Authorities Act on Proof of Health Status – But is it Enough?
  • China Announces Plans for National Digital IDs
  • News in Brief
  • UK Government Sets Out its Digital Identity Plans
  • The Ingredients for Seamless International Travel
  • WEF Report Highlights the Importance of ID Data Intermediaries
  • Mexico – US Border: A Tale of Two States
  • HSP Latin America Builds Back Better
  • Call for European Digital Identity Wallet Pilots

February 2022

  • Confusion Over Ghana Card as an ePassport
  • High Security Print Awards Celebrate Best in Class of 2021
  • Diversity and Inclusion – the Next Debates for Identity Documents
  • Are US States Ceding Control of Identities to Apple?
  • Company News
  • A Leader with a Strong Purpose
  • The Strange Case of the IRS and Facial Recognition
  • Cisco Enters the Quantum Encryption Realm
  • Upcoming Events

January 2022

  • The Winds of Change Are Blowing
  • HID Global® Wins Ireland Passport Contract
  • HSP Latin America Goes Ahead – Programme Published
  • An Interview with Matt Cole – Putting Secure Identity at the Centre of Public Services
  • Company News
  • My Predictions for 2022
  • I’ll See You in Vienna!
  • Upcoming Events

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