New Passport readers, FIME certified, MorphoTrak adds FBI official
Access-IS launched its new Supplemental Access Control compliant devices; FIME announced that its laboratories in Asia, EMEA and Korea have been qualified to perform official NFC Forum analog...
View ArticleHomeland Security testing biometrics for exit
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will be testing three different biometric systems to track exits from the country. Biometric entry and exit was mandated in legislation after the 2001 terrorist...
View ArticleBiometric market growth, SALTO’s new product line, New passport inlay from...
Tractica predicts that the global biometrics market will increase from $2.0 billion in 2015 to $14.9 billion by 2024; SALTO has unveiled a new range of access control products and technologies; Gemalto...
View ArticleGermans microwaving, boiling ID cards
Germans take their privacy seriously. So seriously that many are microwaving or boiling their national ID cards to disable the contactless smart card chip for fear that they're being tracked. The post...
View ArticleEpisode 146: How biometric travel documents help border security
One of the biggest culprits in successful terrorist travel is legal documents. Many terrorists are crossing borders using legitimate papers – sometimes with biometric documentation. Tony Smith, a...
View ArticleHomeland Security releases biometric framework
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a “Biometric Strategic Framework” outlining plans for its use of biometric technologies until 2025. The goal of the document is to create a strategy...
View Article2015 Women in biometrics award winners announced
AVISIAN Publishing – publishers of re:ID magazine and SecureIDNews -- is pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural Women in Biometrics Identity 2015 awards. The awards were presented at the...
View ArticleEpisode 147: The future of the driver license as an identifier
World leaders in the identity management industry will be in Washington D.C. September 28 and 29 for the 7th edition of the eID Conference. Some 300 delegates are expected for panel discussions and...
View ArticleGPO hits milestone production number, VASCO acquires Silanis
The U.S. Government Publishing Office has produced 5 million Trusted Traveler Program cards; Turkey taps Gemalto for ePassport covers; VASCO announced the execution of an agreement to acquire...
View ArticleGemalto snags Md. driver license, DERMALOG releases border control reader
Gemalto is providing Maryland's Motor Vehicle Administration with a full issuance and personalization solution to support the implementation of polycarbonate technology; DERMALOG unveiled the VF1...
View ArticleGemalto deploys voter registration tech, Solomon Island taps IRIS
Gemalto has managed a modernization of Guinea's voter register; IRIS Corporation has inked a $22 million contract to supply ePassports to the Government of Solomon Islands; prizeotel has selected ASSA...
View ArticleVisa waiver changes miss real security gap
Changes to the visa waiver program were announced but there is still a security gap. Countries need to link the passport to the traveler though biometrics in order to truly secure borders. The post...
View ArticleHID providing U.S. Green Cards, Crossmatch scanners enrolling refugees in...
HID Global has received an order from the U.S. government for the redesign, manufacture and supply of the country’s Green Card; Crossmatch announced that the German Federal Office for Migration and...
View ArticleWomen in Biometric Identity, the 2015 awards: Kimberly A. Mills
Kim Mills was working in the U.S. Visitor Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program in 2004 when Congress mandated that the Department of Homeland Security implement a biometric-based...
View ArticleGemalto gets Finnish ePassport contract, ASSA ABLOY celebrates milestone,...
Finland taps Gemalto for ePassports and announces certification of Quebec facility; ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Mobile Access has been implemented on more than 100,000 guest rooms worldwide; The FIDO...
View ArticleU.S. customs using facial recognition at JFK
U.S. citizens and some first-time Visa Waiver Program travelers coming into John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York may have their photo automatically checked against the photo stored on...
View ArticleSmart Card Alliance opens new facility, Gabon taps Gemalto
The Smart Card Alliance opened the National Center for Advanced Payments and Identity Security, a new training center in Crystal City, Va.; Gemalto was selected by Gabon's Department of Homeland...
View ArticleThe long road to biometric exit in the U.S.
Biometric exit in the U.S. has not been an easy task. Commonly criticized by Congress and the GAO for its slow progress, Homeland Security has a new set of pilots underway to try and use advanced...
View ArticleThe challenges of airport entry and exit in the U.S.
Biometric entry and exit has its challenges and the U.S. is behind other countries when it comes to implementing this security technology. Global terrorism and a fluid migrant situation across Europe...
View ArticleDelta offering expedited screening, Janrain’s new CEO
Delta Air Lines and CLEAR partnered to bring CLEAR’s expedited security experience to more airports; Janrain announced that Jim Kaskade will succeed Larry Drebes as the company’s CEO; The Greek...
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