“When it comes to fighting fraud and terrorism, you can never have enough technology. That’s the message from Pakistan, which has tapped Viisage Technologies (Quote, Chart) as part of an upgrade of its smart passport and national ID program. The Billerica, Mass., firm’s biometric and database systems will become part of a wide-ranging security initiative that combines face and fingerprint readers with Radio Frequency Identification (define) and other technologies.”
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Australia’s Attorney General and Ministry of Defense are exploring ways to grant reciprocation for fast-tracking each other’s citizens through customs checks in both countries, reports Australian Business Traveller. read more »The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has produced 75 million electronic passports at its secure production facilities in Washington, D.C. and Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. read more »Tapit partnered with HTC to showcase the NFC-enabled HTC One X handset at a special event held last week in Sydney’s Technology Startup Area, The Carriage Works. read more »New passport-reading and biometrics technology installed at Dubai International Airport is catching increasing numbers of people who attempt to enter the country with fake identity documents, reports the Gulf News. read more »The Ministry of Public Security in China announced the country will start to issue a new type of passport bearing an electronic chip containing the holder’s personal information, according to the China Daily. read more »The Republic of Latvia, located in the Baltic Region of Northern Europe, is setting up a new infrastructure for the issue and verification of electronic identification documents. read more » |
