Universal IDs have gained the attention of many governments. The sentiment is that universal IDs could help counter terrorism, increase national security, deter ID fraud and make the lives of citizens ...

The public data director at South Korea's interior ministry says access to the country's national ID database was restored before a visa-free scheme for Chinese tourists came into effect, ...

The government has trimmed back its controversial ID cards plans, ditching a single mega-database to hold all ID card information, and shelving the use of iris-scanning biometrics. The National ...

France plans to create a single, unified database holding the biometric data from the passports and identity cards of 60 million citizens. The measure wasn't debated in the French National Assembly as ...

The use of fake IDs has been a persistent challenge for businesses and law enforcement agencies worldwide. With technological advancements, counterfeiters have developed high-quality fake IDs that are ...

The faces of more than 120 million people are in searchable photo databases that state officials assembled to prevent driver’s-license fraud but that increasingly are used by police to identify ...