Egypt Sets August 1 Pilot for Digital Visa on Arrival
Egypt will begin piloting a digital visa-on-arrival service across all arrival terminals at Cairo International Airport on August 1. The system replaces the…
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Greece Opens €415.6 Million Citizen Identity System Tender
Greece’s Ministry of Citizen Protection has opened a procurement valued at €415.6 million for an integrated system covering citizen authentication, biometric…
USCIS Seeks 12 Certified Ten-Print Examiners
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is surveying potential suppliers for 12 full-time-equivalent ten-print examiners to support fingerprint comparisons…
Gibraltar Reports No Matches in First Week of Expanded Facial Recognition
Gibraltar says its expanded live facial recognition network processed a large number of images during its first week without returning a positive watchlist…
Philippine Senate Leadership Prioritizes Youth Social Media Restrictions
Philippine Senate President Win Gatchalian says legislation restricting minors’ access to social media will be prioritized when Congress resumes on July 27.…
IDnow Names Philippe Morel Chief Executive
IDnow has appointed Philippe Morel as chief executive, succeeding Andreas Bodczek after more than seven years of leadership. Morel takes over as the European…
Kenya Launches Multi-Biometric System for Police Clearances
Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations has launched a multi-biometric identification system that combines fingerprint and facial recognition for…
France Passes Under-15 Social Media Ban With Age-Check Details Unresolved
France has approved legislation barring children under 15 from accessing online social networks, creating an enforcement challenge whose technical details…
OneSpan Announces Unified DigipassONE Authentication Platform
OneSpan has introduced DigipassONE, a platform that brings authentication, transaction signing, application protection, analytics and digital credentials under…
US Lawmaker Seeks Government-Wide Audit of IDEMIA Identity Contracts
US Representative Josh Gottheimer has asked two federal agencies to conduct a government-wide audit of IDEMIA’s identity-system contracts, citing concerns…