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National ID Cards

The use of national ID cards and their implementation worldwide.

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Jan 26, 2026

Which countries don't require it's citizens to surrender their biometric data for identification i.e in which countries biometric ID doesn't exist or isn't legally nor functionally reqd?

A substantial majority of states now issue some form of biometric identity—most passports and many embed fingerprints, face templates or chips—but a meaningful minority of countries either do not issu...

Jan 24, 2026

If physical identity cards and digital identity are both interoperable why do people accept physical id but not digital id? Are people ignorant about the interoperability of physical cedula?

to swap physical ID cards for interoperable digital equivalents is less about ignorance and more about law, convenience, trust, and unequal access: physical cards are widely and legally accepted, fami...

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National ID Cards

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Which countries don't require it's citizens to surrender their biometric data for identification i.e in which countries biometric ID doesn't exist or isn't legally nor functionally reqd?

If physical identity cards and digital identity are both interoperable why do people accept physical id but not digital id? Are people ignorant about the interoperability of physical cedula?