Identity’s biggest guns form Secure ID Coalition to lobby for smart cards

Tired of the misinformation being pushed by the media, privacy groups and others regarding smart card technology–in many cases getting it confused with RFID–five organizations have decided to pool their resources in an attempt to set the record straight.
The simple mission of the Secure ID Coalition, which includes some of the largest chip and smart card producers–Texas Instruments, NXP (formerly Philips Semiconductors), Infineon, Gemalto and Oberthur–is to “promote the understanding and use of smart card technology” for physical and logical access “while maintaining user privacy,” according to the coalition’s new website.
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