Speed Identity tapped for Swedish ID cards
15 March, 2010
category: Biometrics, Government
Speed Identity AB, a Swedish provider of biometric capture systems, has been chosen to provide photo and signature capture devices called Speed Capture Light to Gemalto for the production of biometric ID cards for Swedish citizens, according to a Source Security article.
The program is an attempt to provide secure ID cards to the country’s residents after the post office stopped producing them. Equipment from Speed Identity has also been used in several other national ID programs including Europe’s E-passports, Visa documents and ID cards.
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