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June 10, 2020

IDnow in immunity passport talks with the UK government

The German company's technology, already used to verify fintech customers, could be used to identify those who have recovered from Covid-19.


Maija Palmer

3 min read

Immunity passports could be on their way to the UK, as IDnow, the Germany identity verification company, revealed it was in talks with the British government about creating a system to identify people who had recovered from Covid-19.

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