UK Begins Transition to Digital Verification Services Framework 1.0
The United Kingdom has begun the operational transition to version 1.0 of its Digital Verification Services Trust Framework, establishing the first statutory…
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TSA Begins Accepting myColorado Mobile Driver’s Licenses
The Transportation Security Administration has begun accepting mobile driver’s licenses stored in the myColorado app at airport security checkpoints, extending…
House Intelligence Panel Calls for Complete Biometric Entry-Exit System
A bipartisan House Intelligence Committee review has called on the United States to complete biometric entry and exit screening for foreign nationals,…
Nigeria’s JAMB Plans Facial Verification for University Entrance Exams
Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is preparing to introduce live facial verification for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination,…
GSA Seeks Extension for Support of DMDC Identity Systems
The U.S. General Services Administration has posted a justification for extending an existing task order that provides enterprise program-management support to…
Meta and Philippine Government Form Working Group on National ID Verification
Meta and Philippine government agencies are forming a technical working group to examine how the Philippine Identification System could support age and…
Cyprus Requires Biometric Lebanese Passports for Visa Applications
Cyprus is now accepting only biometric Lebanese passports for new visa applications submitted through its embassy in Beirut, aligning the application process…
Ericsson and FIS Build Integrated Wallet Stack for Financial Services
Ericsson and financial technology company FIS are developing a pre-integrated digital wallet platform that combines identity, compliance, payments, card…
Australia Will Let People Switch Off Their Own Identity Documents
Australians will be able to block the use of their driver licence or passport for identity checks under IDLock, a service the federal government will run…
California Legislature Exempts Open-Source Operating Systems From Age-Signal Duty
California lawmakers have passed a bill removing operating systems distributed under permissive licences from the state’s incoming requirement that platforms…