Vietnam to Assign Electronic Identification Codes to Real Estate
Vietnam’s government has issued a new decree introducing electronic identification codes for housing and real estate products, embedding digital identification…
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Parsons Wins $392 Million Federal Contract to Expand Biometrics and Network Engineering Work
Parsons secures a ten-year, $392 million federal contract to deliver biometrics and network engineering services, extending its work in identity modernization…
New Zealand Supermarket Cooperative Publishes PIA for Facial Recognition Trial
Foodstuffs South Island has published a Privacy Impact Assessment outlining a facial recognition technology trial at two supermarkets in New Zealand’s South…
Neurotechnology Face Liveness Tech Passes BixeLab Level 2 PAD Evaluation
Neurotechnology’s face liveness and presentation attack detection technology has passed a Level 2 evaluation aligned with ISO/IEC 30107-3. The evaluation was…
Ethiopia Seeks Bids for Supply of 20 Million Pre-Personalized Secure Resident ID Cards
Ethiopia’s National ID Program has issued a procurement notice for the supply and delivery of 20 million pre-personalized secure resident identification cards,…
UIDAI Revises Aadhaar PVC Card Fee, Removes Hologram
India’s national digital identity authority, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), has published a series of office memoranda and circulars…
AI Update: Should Auld Models Be Forgot…
Happy New Year! And welcome to the newest edition of ID Tech’s AI Update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology:…
Maldives Plans Nationwide Smart ID Rollout With Integrated Digital Identity System
Maldives will roll out smart ID cards with integrated digital identification in 2026, linking citizens to the OneGov platform and the eFaas digital ID system…
Pakistan’s NADRA Introduces Facial Recognition Certificate for Biometric Verification
Pakistan’s NADRA has launched a facial-recognition-based biometric verification certificate for citizens whose fingerprints do not match, providing a…
Kantara Opens Public Comment on Identity Assurance Criteria Aligned With NIST SP 800-63 Revision 4
Kantara has opened public comment on draft Identity Assurance Framework criteria aligned with NIST SP 800-63 Revision 4, updating its assurance process and…