By cross checking biometric data obtained with new biometric visa applications with police databases the UK Visas Agency has been able to identify and help detain wanted criminals in other countries, according to a Computing.com article. While there are some snags due to partial prints and poor quality prints in old police databases, within the […]

NXP Semiconductors has sued Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands to block details of a security flaw in NXP’s MIFARE Classic contactless smart cards, according to a ZDNet UK report. “We feel the publication would not be responsible,” NXP said in an e-mail statement when asked to comment for the ZDNet UK article. “We cannot […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor It’s not all about smart cards for Gemalto anymore. At one point, it was considered the largest smart card producer in the world. It still is, but that’s not what the French-based company wants to be known as. It’s now all about “digital security.” Of course it became known as […]

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 […]

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 […]

3M’s Track and Trace Solutions division has installed an RFID Smart Shelf System to track and manage the more than 150,000 medical files of U.S. Army personnel and their family members at Fort Hood, Texas, the nation’s largest active-duty domestic armed forces facility. The custom-designed 3M RFID Smart Shelf System is part of a three-year, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Biometric Intelligence & Identification Technologies, a biometric technology provider, has filed for a patent on a mobile, wireless handheld iris scanner. The new device, called MORIS for Mobile Offender Recognition and Information System, is immediately intended for use by law enforcement agencies as a means of quickly identifying someone in custody. MORIS is software that […]