NXP Semiconductors has been selected to take part in the implementation of Germany’s nationwide ticketing standard, VDV Kernapplikation (VDV-KA). NXP’s SmartMX family of secure microcontrollers enables an interoperable public transport ticketing scheme. More than five million contactless card based on NXP’s SmartMX technology has been supplied to the cities of Berlin, Frankfurt and Hamburg in […]

The Ghana Electoral Commission (EC) Chairman, Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, announced that biometric registration of Ghanaian citizens registered to vote will begin on March 24 and is expected to finish on May 5, according to a Ghana Business News article. To collect the necessary data from the voter’s in Ghana, the commission has purchased 7,000 biometric registration […]

Impinj introduced Monza Self-Serialization, a chip-based EPC serialization method supported on ultra-high frequency RFID inlays powered by the Monza 5 tag chip. Monza Self-Serialization generates a unique Serialized Global Trade Item Number (SGTIN) directly from each tag chip. This chip-based serialization simplifies EPC serial number management, giving retail brand owners the flexibility to decide when, […]

Sony is working on a new kind of power outlet that uses built-in Felica standard IC chips to authenticate users wishing to charge their devices, according to the Verge. Designed for public use in cafes, restaurants and airport lounges, the power outlet can be accessed with the tap of an NFC enabled phone, contactless card […]

AeroScout and McRoberts Security Technologies have jointly developed a Wi-Fi-based, campus-wide infant security solution designed to help protect newborns from possible abduction during their hospital stays. The real-time location system (RTLS) works with a hospita’ls standard Wi-Fi network and AeroScout Wi-Fi tags to deliver protection and the location of infants anywhere in the hospital – […]

Two UK airports have stopped using iris cameras and the other two are slated to stop after the upcoming Summer Olympics, reports The Telegraph. Birmingham and Manchester airports already removed the cameras, where they have been since 2005, but they will remain at Gatwick and Heathrow for the duration of the Olympics. The program was […]

Facebook is asking some of its popular users to help it test a new accounts verification service by uploading photos of their government-issued IDs, reports TPM. Facebook wants to be able to verify people’s identities for its new “Subscribe” feature and plans to use government ID information to do so, claiming it will permanently delete […]