The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has deployed the facial recognition system CompletelyOnline to be utilized for its new defensive driving pilot program that takes place online. One of the reasons officials from the New York DMV have reported satisfaction with this product is due to its use of matching driver’s licenses […]

NEC Argentina, a subsidiary of Japanese technology company NEC, has announced its selection of Smartmatic, a technology company serving government needs, as a partner in a project involving the registration of Bolivian voters. The new project comes as a result of a new Bolivian law requiring the use of biometrics for registration of the expected […]

Two publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology describe new capabilities for authentication systems using smart cards or other personal security devices within and outside federal government applications. One report describes a NIST-led international standard, ISO/IEC 24727, which defines a general-purpose identity application programming interface (API). The other is a draft publication on […]

Suprema, a developer of biometric systems, has been tapped to provide the Brazilian government with a fingerprint solution. The solution comes as part of an overhaul of the country’s voting and voter registration systems. The decision to utilize the RealScan-D fingerprint scanners from Suprema was made by the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court. Officials from the […]

As the Indian government moves forward with its plans to provide all its citizens with a Unique Identification (UID) number, the biometric authentication behind the system will mean creating the world’s largest biometric database covering the data of over a billion people, according to a BBC News article. Further, officials plan on having the database […]

Technology as a cultural lever By Dennis L. Gavin MBA, PMPCGN and Associates Illinois is unique among states because it has deployed an enterprise-level PKI that is cross-certified with the Federal Bridge. While this is a major accomplishment, it is only one component in the state’s quest to develop a federally interoperable credential. Technology is […]

Fingerprints are the most common biometric modality, but the technology is still far from perfect. In this episode of the Regarding ID podcast Phil Scarfo, senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at Lumidigm, talks to Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin about the company’s technology and how it’s different from other biometrics and where […]

Optically Variable Ink will be used to secure national ID cards being issued in Guyana, according to a report in the Starbroek News. The outline of the map of Guyana will appear on the front of the card and it will have additional security features that would not be visible to the naked eye or […]

Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram has implemented a biometric time and attendance solution in his ministry to better control and monitor the hours his employees are working, according to a Business Standard article. While the Minister acknowledged that he is not against flex time, he wants to be sure that if employees are arriving late, […]

The August meeting of the Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a list […]