Unauthorized parties obtained the names, addresses and CPR numbers of about 8.8 million people from Denmark’s Central Person Register by abusing a private company’s legal access to the system, the […]

Nepal’s Health Insurance Board has decided to require National ID for citizens aged 16 and above when they enroll in, renew or access services under the national health insurance program. […]

Entrust and Vietnam-based MK Group have established a framework to pursue government identity credential opportunities together, including electronic passports and national identity cards. The arrangement combines Entrust’s issuance and identity-security […]

Vietnam’s revised electronic-identification rules take effect today, widening eligibility for foreign users and setting new terms for documents and social-security accounts in the VNeID app. Decree 320/2026 amends the country’s […]

Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority has made iris scanning available at more than 5,000 counters nationwide as it expands biometric identification for children. The authority says the additional capture […]

The Philippine Statistics Authority’s proposed ₱2.48 billion digital National ID partnership has cleared an investment review and is moving into competitive procurement. The project would cover upgrades, operations and maintenance […]

Brazil’s National Council of Justice says its civil identification and documentation initiative has identified or added 911,000 people to the civil identification database and issued or located 847,000 documents. The […]

Malaysia has begun issuing a new generation of MyKad, its national identity card, with a QR code reserved for enforcement use and additional physical security features. The National Registration Department […]

Malawi’s Minister of Homeland Security, Peter Mukhito, has announced that national identity cards will no longer carry expiry dates, accompanying the launch of the country’s Nzika Digital ID Wallet. Mukhito […]

Malawi’s National Registration Bureau is preparing to launch the Nzika Digital ID Wallet on September 16, giving citizens a mobile version of key civil-registration credentials. The app will initially hold […]