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Public trust must be restored if the UK government’s digital ID plans are to be saved
The government’s plans for a digital ID have shifted from a mandatory policy to a damage-control effort aimed at winning back the trust of the British public. This widespread unpopularity stems from deep privacy concerns and a lack of standard public consultation -...
Poland supports ban of “addictive” mobile phones
“Our goal is to protect children” Poland’s Prime Minister has come out supporting a ban of “addictive” mobile phones in primary schools, which are causing serious consequences for the development of young people’s brains. The proposed ban would come into effect at...
Identity Week Europe 2026: IOM Sri Lanka to present comprehensive document verification solutions programme
Chameera De Silva, Head of Operations & Migrant Services at the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Sri Lanka, at Identity Week Europe 2026 will present IOM’s flagship Document Verification Solutions Program—a comprehensive, multi-methodology approach...
Debate in Westminster gets underway to improve the UK visa system
A debate to improve the UK’s visa system is going ahead in Westminster today, led by MP Blake Stephenson. In a report, published in March, Stephenson concluded the system was entirely “unfit” for purpose with legal migration “out of control”. The government is...
Denmark launches official digital identity wallet “AltID”
Danish citizens have been granted control to verify themselves digitally and prove their age via the official new ID app, AltID. AltID is not expected to replace Denmark’s landscape of digital public tools such as MitID, Rejsekort, or the digital health card, but it...
Thailand digitalises border management with Cloud-Native THIM App
The Thailand Immigration Bureau, in a joint venture with tech firm Digital Identity Co, has officially unveiled the Thailand Immigration Management System. Built entirely on Amazon Web Services infrastructure, the country’s first integrated immigration mobile and web...
How interoperability of EES and ETIAS is designed to create a comprehensive view of traveller movement
https://youtu.be/c-ZwRuOncLE Before the delivery of the Entry/Exit System, the deadline kept being pushed back to address technical challenges and interoperability with existing infrastructure. In this interview from 2023, Uku Sarekanno, Deputy Executive...
ROC achieves #1 global identification accuracy in NIST FRIF fingerprint evaluation for national ID and border control applications
Rank One Computing, a Gold Sponsor at Identity Week America 2026, has announced its technical achievement as the top tier performer across the full set of accuracy benchmarks in the NIST Friction Ridge Image and Features Technology Evaluation Exemplar One-to-Many...
Hopae and IDENTT partner to bring government-backed eID verification to AML-regulated onboarding
Hopae, the global digital identity hub, today announced a partnership with IDENTT, a leader in the Polish identity verification market. This partnership pairs IDENTT’s established capabilities in identity verification, eIDAS 2.0 and AML-compliant onboarding with Hopae...
40% of autonomous AI agents could face demotion, according to Gartner report
40% of autonomous AI agents could face demotion, a rollback in autonomy and operational scope, by 2027, according to a Gartner prediction. The Gartner report argues that AI agents face a risk as the gap between what they promise and execute widens, leading to high...
Doors open 2 weeks today! Time to get ready for the event…
Two weeks today, the world's brightest minds in the identity sector are converging at the RAI, Amsterdam for Identity Week Europe 2026. Here is what to expect with your ticket: The full exhibition floor: discover next-generation secure credentials, authentication, and...
PNG announces drafting Verifiable Credentials Bill
The Ministry of ICT in Papua New Guinea has announced drafting a new Digital Identity and Verifiable Credentials Bill, following the endorsement of the National Digital ID Policy. ICT Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr announced the development in a statement, saying the...
Reminder to public, private establishments to recognise Filipino digital senior citizens ID
For years, many Filipino senior citizens carried worn plastic cards in wallets and envelopes to claim medicine discounts, transportation privileges, and government benefits. Now, the Philippine government wants those privileges to fit inside a smartphone. A nationwide...
300+ speakers confirmed! Check out the organisations shaping the agenda…
With only 3 weeks to go, the countdown to Identity Week Europe in Amsterdam is officially on, and this year’s agenda is shaping up to be our most impactful yet. We are thrilled to announce that we have over 300 industry-leading organisations featuring on the...
UNHCR calls for inclusion of refugees, stateless persons in digital foundational ID systems
ID4Africa, a global platform for the convergence of government representatives, civil society, and identity experts, has highlighted the need to seek security and inclusion for refugees and stateless persons within national digital identity schemes. Whilst the WHO...
Estonia seeking stakeholder partner to build digital ID wallet
Estonia’s digital ID wallet is in the development phase to comply with the eIDAS agreement. The Information System Authority is preparing to procure a stakeholder partner to work on the build. The procurement will find a suitable digital wallet service provider to...
Greece and IDDEEA discuss EU digital cooperation and upcoming biometric elections
The Ambassador of Greece was recently invited to Bosnia and Herzegovina for a meeting focused on improving joint digital cooperation and projects with the Digital Europe Programme. This meeting discussed how to drive advancements to digital services and strengthen...
Gain 20 CPD accreditations by attending Identity Week Europe
Identity Week Europe 2026 is the identity event of the year. Returning to Amsterdam's RAI Exhibition Centre, it’s the ultimate gathering for anyone serious about the future of identity. Whether you’re looking to secure your organisation's digital ecosystem, explore...
GripID unveils the V10, a portable all-in-one biometric enrolment station for national ID and eID programs
Designed and engineered in France, the foldable V10 integrates fingerprint, dual-iris, face capture, document scanning, digital signature and smartcard reading into a single compact platform. GripID, the French deep-tech company specialised in sovereign multimodal...
Data brokers now top attacker intelligence source for social engineering attacks as IT and identity teams become primary targets
Publicly exposed employee data available through commercial data brokers and people-search sites has become the most significant source of attacker intelligence used in targeted social engineering attacks, ahead of social media and the dark web. A new survey of 421...
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