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21 Apr, 2021IDEMIA joins UK passport ID check pilot
Program enables private organizations to digitally tap into government passport data to authenticate users
A digital passport authentication project in the UK will include the participation of IDEMIA. This deal marks the latest digital ID development in that country, and an example of a potential public-private partnership in that area. IDEMIA says it has secured a contract to take part in the pilot, which was announced in July 2019, […]
29 Mar, 2021Ontario wants to be a digital ID hotspot
Provincial push could set the stage for large authentication program
Look to Ontario, Canada as one of the next spots for digital ID innovation and deployment. The government of Canada’s most populous province envisions a digital ID program that, in the administration’s words, enables people and businesses in Ontario to be able to securely and conveniently prove their identity online, saving people time and money […]
22 Mar, 2021UK Post Office and Yoti expand digital and biometric ID
Technology provider Yoti helping to launch new authentication app this spring
Digital ID and biometrics could win more mainstream acceptance in the UK thanks to a partnership between the UK Post Office and Yoti, which will see the launch of a new app designed for a variety of identity verification functions. According to the company, the effort combines the Post Office’s experience in identity services and […]
08 Mar, 2021Estonia turns to secunet eID for advanced travel document control
Secunet technology helps the digitally advanced country better manage travel documents
As Estonia continues to build out its electronic machine readable travel documents capability — another feather in the cap of in the nation’s digital ID infrastructure — the Baltic country has turned to secunet for needed assistance. Estonia has become the latest European country to employ the secunet eID PKI suite for their certificate management, […]
15 Feb, 2021Giesecke+Devrient releases new StarSign Key Fob with biometrics and FIDO authentication
A new biometrics-enabled security key — a device anchored around fingerprints — could help change the game when it comes to access control and payment applications, according to Giesecke+Devrient, developer of the new technology. The company says its StarSign Key Fob is the first biometric-enabled security key in the market that combines FIDO security with […]
15 Jan, 2021Secure Identity Alliance says physical ID security matters for digital ID
Group offers tools designed to help test security of credentials
Even with digital ID on the rise in 2021, physical credentials still play a major role in authentication — and in many ways will be closely tied to their virtual cousins. And that means the security of those physical identification documents cannot be taken for granted, according to a recent report from the Secure Identity […]
09 Dec, 2020Florida mobile driver’s licenses ready to launch
Thales is providing verification and other services to the program set to begin next year
Applications will be accepted for the Florida mobile driver’s licenses in 2021, and the state has tapped Thales to provide verification and other services for that digital ID program. As Thales put it, Florida stands as the first state in the U.S. to provide mobile driver’s licenses that not only have leading-edge security mechanisms but […]
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