South Korea Reissues Passports After Leak Exposed President Lee’s Passport Data
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry is reissuing passports for 168 people, including President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung, after a passenger list…
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BIO-key Wins Middle East Government Security Agency Authentication Deployment
BIO-key International has won a new Middle East government security agency customer for its multifactor authentication and single sign-on platform, with the…
Japan Merges Its Identity Portal and Authentication Apps Into One
Japan’s Digital Agency has launched the Myna App, absorbing the separate Digital Authentication App into the existing Mynaportal App so that identity checks…
Russia Says Border Biometrics Flagged About 70,000 Barred Foreigners
Biometric checks at Russian border crossing points have identified roughly 70,000 foreign nationals who are barred from entering the country, the interior…
Cameroon Mandates CAMTEL to Build National Digital ID Interoperability
Cameroon has tasked state telecom operator CAMTEL with building the technical backbone for interoperability across the country’s public digital platforms,…
OpenID Foundation Urges Australia to Prioritize Credential Interoperability
The OpenID Foundation has urged Australia to make interoperability the central design priority as the country builds out its verifiable-credentials framework,…
Czechia Calls Public Into First Load Test of Its Digital ID App
The Czech Interior Ministry and Digital and Information Agency called the public into the first public load test of the eDoklady digital ID app.
House Panel Backs $271.742 Million for DHS Biometric Identity Management Office
A committee report accompanying the FY 2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Act recommends $271,742,000 for the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of…
TSA Official Says Agency Helps ICE Check Passenger Data During House Hearing
During a House Homeland Security hearing, Transportation Security Administration Acting Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill said TSA is supporting Immigration and…
Incode Technologies Achieves FedRAMP Ready Status, Advancing Trusted Identity Verification for U.S. Federal Agencies
Incode Technologies has achieved FedRAMP Ready status for its biometric identity verification platform, advancing the company’s ability to provide secure and…