Government Computer News via the Washington Post May 2, 2002 – Government Security News – Biometrics vendors are doing their best to supplant passwords as the chief form of computer security, but Government Computer News Lab tests indicate that many of their products are not quite ready. Some developers have continued to improve already good […]

Each spring the world’s card technology community gathers for its major North American conference. At the Cardtech Securtech expo, every new card related product is on display–ranging from the cool to the ridiculous. The show is a great place to spot new devices but it is an even better place to monitor overall industry trends. […]

NEW ORLEANS (April 23, 2002) –Fargo Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRGO) today introduced the Fargo Professional Series CardJet™ 410 Printer/Encoder– the first dedicated plastic card personalization system that uses Fargo’s new CardJet Printing Technology™ – at the CardTech/SecurTech Conference and Exhibition here. Fargo will be exhibiting four new printers, including the CardJet 410, at Booth 1001 […]

Civil liberties campaigners say they have “very real concerns” about government plans to create a new national database which may carry details of citizens’ fingerprints and iris scans. The UK Passport Service and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency have set up a working party to discuss merging their records to help the Home Office’s […]

As institutions seek to enhance their identification programs, many benchmarks are set. Typically they include a digitized photo ID integrated with their meal plan, security, banking and stored value. Ultimately many institutions seek ways to get more from their card program and turn toward the latest technologies. There is something relativelty new on the horizon, […]

Keeping children safe is priority for parents, law enforcement agencies, day care centers, preschools, and other childcare providers. Even in one of the safest cities in the U.S., Camarillo, California, the police department has a crime prevention unit that is dedicated to teaching residents how they can protect their little ones and be prepared should […]

Biometrics, Photos & Text Can Be Stored in a Compact, High-Capacity Bar Code & Decoded with a Portable Reader, Offering Low-Cost Strategy for Enhancing Security EXTON, Penn., March 12 /PRNewswire/ – Most ID badges and other forms of identification can be altered, hacked or stolen with relative ease. To address rising concerns over identity theft […]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) – In my flights since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, I have been impressed by the careful pre-boarding inspection of passengers’ identification documents. For more than 80 percent airline passengers, the document of choice is either a state driver’s license or state non-driver photo ID, which has effectively made the driver’s […]

WASHINGTON – The government is taking first steps with the states to develop drivers’ licenses that can electronically store information such as fingerprints for the 184 million Americans who carry the cards. Privacy experts fear the effort may lead to de facto national identification cards that would allow authorities to track citizens electronically, circumventing the […]

by-line Macau and Hong Kong, two cities 60 kilometers apart returned to China by colonial powers in recent years, have announced steps toward issuing mandatory ID cards carrying chips. Both cities are hoping to better control their busy borders with China as well as to encourage citizens to access government services via the Internet using […]