Implementing mDLs: Not as Easy as You Think
You’re in the airport security line struggling to get your driver’s license out of your wallet. After retrieving it, you drop your identification (ID)...
Biometric Technology in Action: Palm-Vein Recognition
When it comes to biometrics, we often hear about technologies like fingerprints, iris recognition, and facial recognition. Yet other, newer biometric technologies are gradually...
Jamaican e-passports a ‘game changer’
Jamaicans will soon receive electronic passports as part of the transformation process taking place at the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA).
Jamaica Observer reports...
E-passports and automated bordercrossing
Since the few years that electronic or e-Passports have been in use, considerable experience has been gained regarding their usage. It is obvious that,...
Singapore to include facial tech in digital ID
Singapore has made a deal with iProov to provide face verification technology used in the country's national digital identity system.
ZDNet reports the UK firm’s...
Disruptive technologies in personal identification
In 2012, Smithers Pira published a major new study called ‘Ten-year Forecast of Disruptive Technologies in Personal Identification to 2022’1. The target of the...
Chip implants
Microchips implanted into the human body are an interesting alternative to e-ID documents. However, this technology implies a great potential for abuse. This article...
Apple launches biometric web authentication
Apple is launching a new Safari feature that allows developers to integrate Face ID and Touch ID authentication for the web.
The feature is set...
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Reducing the Environmental Impact of Identity Documents
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our planet today. This document aims to outline the ongoing work and the various...
