Mexico is planning to issue national ID cards to all its citizens by 2012, according to an Associated Press report. The credentials will carry the cardholder’s photograph. It will also store information on fingerprints and biometric data, including facial and iris scans, on a magnetic strip. It wasn’t clear how all that information will be […]

In hopes of achieving final approval before the summer recess, the Knesset Science and Technology Committee (KSTC) in Israel’s Interior Ministry is holding further discussions on the using biometric in identity documents, according to a Jerusalem Post article. The bill specifically calls for reissuance of IDs such as passports so that they now contain biometric […]

LaserCard Corp. announced receipt of a purchase order of approximately $1.5 million for the supply of ID cards for Italy’s Foreign Resident Card program. The order calls for deliveries to be completed during the current fiscal quarter, ending September 30. Italy’s Foreign Resident Card utilizes LaserCard’s counterfeit resistant optical memory technology in combination with other […]

A hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship discussed ways to fix employment eligibility in the country. E-Verify is the system in place now and it verifies Social Security number, date of birth and other demographic data. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says the system is prone to errors and […]

MaxID, a developer of biometric solutions, has announced that their iDLMax handheld biometric device has completed and passed the Initial Capability Evaluation assessment for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program. The TWIC program is setup to provide workers at ports of entry and airports with biometrically secured ID cards to secure authorized personnel areas. The […]

By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is exploring the use of biometrics and smart cards for a new Social Security card, SecureIDNews has learned. This could lead to the issuance of as many as 300 million electronic credentials in the next six to eight years. There are two different ideas […]

How do we ensure online transactions? How do we know that the person on the other end of a transaction is who they say they are? How do we ensure that transaction without a high cost? These are questions the Four Bridges Forum wants to answer. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin spoke with executives from […]

As India is attempting to find a way to be able to identify each of the 1.2 billion in their population, many of whom do not have access to standard forms of identification, the country is looking towards instituting a national ID program that would utilize biometrics, according to an Associated Press article. The project […]

Often the focus is on how information is stored and secured in a card, but just as important is how information is secured on a card. Zack Martin, editor of Regarding ID magazine, sat down with Jonathan Bowen, sales manager at Digital Identification Solutions about its desktop laser printer and laser engraving ID cards cards. […]

LaserCard Corp. announced that the Angolan government has officially approved the design of its new national ID card, triggering productio of the initial supply of secure optical memory cards for the country’s national ID program. Issuance of cards to Angola’s adult citizens is scheduled to begin in Luanda, the nation’s capital, by this fall. Delivery […]