Debate on whether it increases or decreases security By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications Some believe that new proposed driver license legislation would help states better secure IDs while also protecting citizen privacy. Others say it “guts” an existing law and takes states back to pre-9/11 identity vetting for IDs. A hearing held in the […]

A new Plugin for the Web browser Internet Explorer has been developed allowing the user to store his passwords for online sites and applications and replace them with a biometric template, according to a ZDNet article. The application, called my-iWallet, enables users to basically convert any password-based authentication system online into a biometric one where […]

Precision Biometrics, a developer of biometrics systems and solutions, has announced a challenge for engineering students in hopes of garnering interest among the future graduates in pursuing a career in biometrics. The challenge provides enrolled students with a kit containing a special fingerprint scanner, drivers for the scanner, the .dlls to access the scanner and […]

Fresh on the heels of St. Mary’s Medical Center, the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) in Singapore has begun tagging swabs and gauzes with RFID microchips to ensure that none are left inside a patient post-surgery. Under the system, all dressings brought into surgery are affixed with RFID tags. Before sewing a patient up, […]

Violet, the French company behind the RFID Mirror, the world’s first RFID reader designed exclusively for home use, is boxing up its trademark bunnies and filing for bankruptcy, according to engadget.com. Violet first introduced RFID into American homes with Nabaztag, their “mutlipurpose interconnected rabbit.” The Nabaztag is indeed shaped like a bunny. It talks, moves […]

There are a variety of solutions being proposed to better protect payment information to prevent breaches. In this podcast Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance, talks to Zack Martin, editor of Regarding ID magazine, about the group’s latest recommendation that the U.S. use contactless smart cards using dynamic cryptograms to secure payment […]

A new study from San Francisco-based Javelin Strategy & Research predicts a floundering mobile payments market until merchants, payment networks, financial institutions and carriers bridge their services. Calling the contactless payments ecosystem a series of islands, the study says there is little-to-no mutual realization of value among the various constituents. The report indicates that the […]