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$1 billion for new Social Security card
Immigration bill proposes spending and opens door for smart card or other secure ID
Feds fund NSTIC pilots with digital ID use cases from kids to seniors
17 May, 2013eDriving license gaining traction in Europe
More countries in the European Union are getting on board with the concept of an electronic driver’s license. Based on European Directive 383/2012, which advocates for adding a smart secure element to driver’s licenses, six EU member states have completed the tender procedure, and another six have shown interest in it. A European eLicense will [...]
17 May, 2013FBI launches third increment of NGI system
The Federal Bureau of Investigation launched Increment three of its Next Generation Identification (NGI) program, which features improved search accuracy for latent fingerprints and adds a nationwide palm print identification system. Lockheed Martin provided the technology behind these added features. These improvements are part of the FBI’s plan to phase in upgrades to its biometric identification [...]
14 May, 2013Biometric exit bill defeated
A bill that would have mandated biometric tracking of foreigners to the U.S. was defeated by a Senate panel, according to The Hill. The Republican amendment would have required a biometric entry and exit system at ports of entry before granting permanent legal status to 11 million illegal immigrants as part of the new immigration [...]
14 May, 2013GAO blasts TWIC card reader pilot results
Stephen M. Lord, director of Homeland Security and Justice for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), testified before the House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Government Operations, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card reader pilot results, saying that they were unreliable and the [...]
14 May, 2013Dublin Airport adopts ABC gates for border control
Dublin International Airport is currently piloting SITA’s iBorders solution to automate border control gates. The SITA pilot will see gates verify that passengers match the information of their passport, granting access to the country. The pilot is scheduled to run through October 2013. The iBorders system captures an individual’s biometric — facial recognition in the [...]
13 May, 2013Animetrics releases cloud-based facial biometric system to growing market
New Hampshire-based Animetrics, a 3-D facial recognition and identity management provider, has launched ID-Ready, a new touch up system for facial images. The system is geared toward smaller law enforcement departments to help them make facial images suitable for facial recognition systems to be able to use. It works by applying 2D-to-3D algorithms to a [...]
13 May, 2013National ID program rolls out, another debates data inclusion
National ID programs have had a big week, as the Nigerian National Identity Managment Commission (NIMC) rolled out a pilot program of 13 million national identity smart cards that have electronic payment capability. The NIMC partnered with MasterCard on the project, which is the largest electronic payment system in Nigeria, and most financially inclusive in [...]
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