ACG Identification Technologies announces the launch of its new high-speed, fully ISO 14443 A and B compatible RFID reader in a Compact FlashTM card form factor. The new RFID read/write handheld module completes ACG’s HF Dual ISO Reader family, which already comprises an OEM module, a Plug&Play board and a fully packaged desktop reader. It […]

“The revisions to the act, known as Senate Bill (SB) 682, would allow the use of RFID technology in some identification documents issued by the state or local governments if specific security controls are applied to the RFID chip used in the documents to safeguard it from being surreptitiously read. However, because the act still […]

Two companies plan to give retailers more security tools designed to help them reduce the costs of credit card fraud, ID theft, and payment disputes. The agreement includes fraud-fighting software from siVault and signature capture card payment terminals from Hypercom. Joint Solution Features SiVault’s Signature-Based Payment Solution and Hypercom’s Optimum L4100 Terminals SAN JOSE, Calif. […]

By Lauren Lowrey, Contributing Editor The advent of a new technology often results in a backlash from opponents (or cautious skeptics) fearing (or prudently evaluating) malicious utilization (or unintended repercussions). Such is certainly the case with contactless and RFID technologies. A poignant example of this came in February when a California Senator proposed a bill […]

< ? $key="2345"; ?> As credential efforts continue become more enterprise-wide, agency-wide, and even nation-wide, two distinct “key” areas – the identification technology and the issuance process – continue to garner the attention of the industry. Articles in this issue focus on these two keys … technology in our primer on ‘flip chips’ and our […]

SecureIDNews Editor Chris Corum spoke with Iuval Hatzav, Vice President, Card Scanning Solutions, about the state of America’s driver license technologies and about the recent Real ID legislation. Card Scanning Solutions manufactures readers and provides solutions to enable driver licenses from all fifty states to be read – a feat that is far more difficult […]

SAGEM Morpho has developed RapID, a handheld biometric terminal developed for use in hostile environments that allow law enforcement users and others to fingerprint someone and get quick, remote verification, even in the field. It can also be used in transportation and homeland security situations. Tacoma – SAGEM Morpho, Inc., industry leader in multi-biometric technologies, […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Need a federal ID card but you haven’t been through ‘NACI’ yet? That seems to be one of more frequently used buzzwords floating around Washington, D.C., even though the NACI requirement has been part of the federal lexicon since the early 1950s. That’s right, NACI, or National Agency Check and […]

“Simitian’s bill would prohibit identity documents created or issued by the state containing computer chips that can be read remotely. Identity documents include driver’s licenses, ID cards, student ID cards, health insurance or benefits cards, professional licenses, and library cards. It makes some exceptions to the ban, allowing the use of electronic IDs for prisoners […]

Millions of television viewers watch each week as detectives pull latent fingerprints from crime scenes and catch bad guys with the help of a massive fingerprint database. Avid viewers even know it by name … AFIS, the Automated Fingerprint Identification System. Though it doesn’t work exactly as it appears on TV, AFIS technology is very […]