In addition to the German hackers who broke into the new Dutch transport smart card recently, it has emerged that students from Radboud university in Nijmegen had succeeded in also hacking into the disposable version of the smart card (ov-chipkaart). The privacy watchdog CBP said its research showed the cards broke privacy regulations. They found […]

Nagravision and Gemalto claim to have achieved a world’s first by demonstrating a fully operational, end-to-end OMA BCAST Smartcard Profile 1.0 Solution for mobile TV services. The OMA BCAST smartcard profile is an open standardized SIM-based service protection system defined by OMA members including mobile operators, device and network suppliers, and content providers. The successful […]

Austria’s biggest private hospital chain, the ‘Barmherzige Brüder,’ is to begin using biometric fingerprinting to control access to IT systems. The biometric solution is delivered by Siemens IT Solutions and Services. The company has integrated its ID Center software into the Citrix-based Hospital Information System and installed PC mice with a sensor. Siemens provides the […]

In a move that has some people shouting “Big Brother,” Microsoft has applied for a new patent for a system that can track a worker’s productivity, physical wellbeing and competence. The Microsoft patent details a “unique monitoring system” that includes wireless sensors that read heart rate, galvanic skin response, EMG, brain signals, respiration rate, body […]

Transamerica Financial Advisors (TFA) has selected Interlink Electronics to capture legal eSignatures on registered financial product transactions through its paperless office platform known as TFA Synergy. Utilizing Interlink’s e-Pad signature device in tandem with IntegriSign software, Interlink’s IntegriSign application encrypts and permanently embeds the electronic signature in the document and related data such as date […]

UPEK has launched Protector Suite® for Mac software at the Macworld conference in San Francisco. In combination with the Eikon™ Digital Privacy Manager, a USB peripheral fingerprint reader, Protector Suite for Mac enables Mac users to swipe their finger instead of typing passwords to login as well as access password-protected websites and secure preferences. Protector […]

The first biometric passports for Russians traveling abroad will be issued this month. The passport will include a special photograph of the holder and contain a microchip for digital finger or retina prints. But the chip will remain empty for now because the government has yet to pass the necessary legislation. The new Russian passport […]

“Smart Card Technology: The Right Choice for REAL ID,” a new brief issued by the Smart Card Alliance, explains the benefits that smart card technology can bring to states for improved security and cost-efficiency in the delivery of state-operated programs. A state-issued driver’s license enhanced with this smart card chip technology would enable strong authentication […]

OptumHealth has made available a portable, lifetime personal health record enabling individuals who change employers, health plan or doctors to retain access to their previous medical history based on their health insurance claims. The service can be accessed through its free, secure consumer Internet portal, www.healthatoz.com. OptumHealth’s Personal Health Record integrates with OptumHealth’s health tools […]

H.H. Sheik Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Minister of Interior, will participate in the Citizen ID Forum 2008, the world’s summit on the digitalization of citizen ID documents. The Forum will take place February 25-26, 2008 under the patronage of the Minister of Interior of the UAE, H.H. Sheik Saif bin Zayed Al […]