16 Jul, 2008What is the next ID project?
This is the question being asked by Jeremy Grant, senior vice president and identity solutions analyst at the Stanford Group Company. There are many projects underway, Real ID, the FBI’s Next Generation Identification program, the Passport Card, the DOD’s Automated Biometric Identification System, are just a few. The Airport Credential Interoperability Specification may be one […]
14 Jul, 2008RFID to test Indian driving skills
The Regional Transport Authority of Hyderabad, India, has announced plans to monitor its driving test tracks with an RFID-enabled system designed to automate testing for driver licenses. The new system will be tested in a pilot program at one of the RTA’s three test tracks. The Nagole track will be equipped with a set of […]
14 Jul, 2008ID industry fighting Big Brother image
Biometric and smart card companies aim to educate lawmakers on how the technologies can be privacy enhancing and not privacy invasive By Zack Martin, Editor RFID. It’s hard to believe that four little letters can cause individuals to imagine such evil things. Mention RFID and people envision Big Brother or another type of all-seeing specter […]
08 Jul, 2008New security features at Texas school district will flag child predators
A Texas school district, in an effort to protect its students from child predators, has turned to software from Raptor Technologies that will issue guest badges to visitors only after their names have been scanned against databases containing the names of known predators. The Rockwall Independent School District recently approved installation of the new program […]
01 Jul, 2008Episode 17: Maine has privacy concerns with Real ID
At least 12 states have passed legislation saying they won’t comply with Real ID, the federal mandate to secure state-issues IDs and driver licenses. Lawmakers in Main have been particularly outspoken regarding the law. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin speaks with Maine State Sen. Phil Bartlett about the law and why the state has some […]
27 Jun, 2008Select printer ribbons based on application
There was a time when all you needed for a print job was a black nylon ribbon and a dot matrix printer. With color came more options, and now with the ability to print directly to cards – no matter if it’s smart, ID or debit – the choice of which print ribbon to use […]
26 Jun, 2008More states frustrated over Real ID
Homeland Security starts writing checks but states are still frsutrated By Zack Martin, Editor Real ID came out of the 9/11 Commission recommendations suggesting states should do more to identify individuals applying for driver license and state IDs. This was in response to the fact that some of the 9/11 hijackers were able to obtain […]
26 Jun, 2008Facial recognition biometrics slowing driver’s license fraud
Illinois DMVs are using facial recognition biometrics with their database of driver’s license pictures to help stop driver’s license fraud, according to a Government Technology article. While Illinois was the first to implement this program in 1997, since then roughly 20 other states have created similar programs. The project was put into action through the […]
25 Jun, 2008Winter Blast tests interoperability, on-scene issuance
Demonstration shows that FIPS 201 compliant ID cards issued by different jurisdictions can be read in one location By Zack Martin, Editor In a disaster, officials need to know who’s arriving at a scene and what they are qualified to do. Providing this information is the main goal behind the First Responder Authentication Credential. “I […]
24 Jun, 20083M overlay protects Montana’s driver licenses
Click to see full size image. The 3M Confirm laminate that will protect the new licenses and IDs in Montana contains a floating image so that it appears both above and below the card’s data depending on the viewing direction. It provides both overt features to make it easy for police officers, bankers and others […]
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