“We don’t want to confuse existing customers or future customers that Cogent’s been lost or disappeared,” says Gemalto’s Neville Pattinson, in this episode of the re:ID Podcast series. “It’s now an additional part of the Gemalto portfolio. So we’ll continue to brand it in terms of Cogent from a biometrics side.” In the podcast, you’ll learn just what the Gemalto acquisition of 3M’s Identity Management Unit brings to the company’s government and enterprise offerings and how it sets the company up for a deeper run in many large scale identity projects.

Ecuador will launch its new contactless citizen eID card program with the help of NXP Semiconductors. The program will be among the largest eID card offerings in Latin America and will rely on NXP’s SmartMX2 secure microcontroller and the JCOP Operating System. In addition to the identification function, the new multi-purpose eID cards will enable […]

As the Trump administration pushes to rapidly increase border security, facial recognition is emerging as the likely modality of choice for Biometric Exit. Customs and Border Protection lead, Larry Panetta cited the existing wealth of photo images — from both citizens and visitors alike — as a key reason for the modality’s choice. A pilot underway on a flight from Atlanta to Tokyo is testing the technology and …

Promising secure biometric authentication from airport ID and check-in to boarding, Gemalto and IER launched their new Fly to Gate offering. IER is a leading developer of terminals and integrated solutions for major air and rail travel networks. Adding Gemalto’s biometric and document verification capabilities to the IER suite, the plan is to create an […]

A new document security feature is creating unique biometric fingerprints for secure ID documents, by mapping patterns of tiny holographic particles spread randomly on a passport, card or banknote. It enables documents to be checked for authenticity — that the specific secure ID document matches the holder — and provides insight into the compromised document if a fraudulent ID was created using pieces from a genuine ID.

In this contributed editorial, Janice Kephart, partner with IDSP and former member of the 911 Commission, outlines her thoughts on the current national debate over the recently-proposed travel restrictions. The focus, she says, should be on strengthening vetting processes for all incoming travelers and increasing use of biometrics …

Ultra-violet (UV) inks let passport and card issuers embed strong security features into the identity document itself. UV printing is considered a Level 2 – or covert security feature — because the images are not visible to the naked eye. A new embedded security feature from ITW enables layering of multiple UV images to deter counterfeiting of passports, ID cards and …

Buried in the executive order that has garnered global attention for prohibiting travel to the US from seven specific countries, is a one sentence mandate to expedite biometric exit tracking for all visitors. This has been the law of the land for many years, but it has never been accomplished for various reasons related to infrastructure, technology and cost. The new administration seems to be taking this area extremely seriously and …

For residents of five states that are not in compliance with Real ID and do not have a current extension, they will no longer be able to use their driver licenses for entry to Federal facilities. For more than half the country’s states and territories, however, extensions expire this year and if not rectified these citizens could be denied access to airline flights this time next year. That is if …

The airport of the future is a frequently discussed topic, but it has seldom been delivered upon. In the Caribbean nation of St. Maarten, however, eGates and biometric identity are making it a reality as passengers speed through self-service checkpoints and airport officials gain insight that helps better secure facilities.