Security ID cards may be the reason Toronto officials win the bid for the 2015 Pan Am Games. The identification cards will be used instead of traditional visas to allow entry to Games participants.
ID News Archive for August, 2009
ID Cards Used in Toronto’s Pan Am Games Bid
Monday, August 31st, 2009ID Cards Targeted by Theft Ring
Friday, August 28th, 2009Protecting your ID cards that contain security-sensitive information is vital. Recently an ID theft ring hit the U.S. but you can secure your ID cards in a few simple ways.
Mobile ID System to Read Chip ID Cards and Biometrics
Thursday, August 27th, 2009London police are seeking mobile identification units that will be capable of reading information on microchips and machine readable zones of ID cards and other ID documents.
ID Card System Guarantee Security
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009A plastic ID card system is being used to identify Somali refugees living in Djibouti, Africa. The ID system is the first of its sort to be implemented, ensuring security and protection.
Georgia High School Implements ID Cards
Saturday, August 15th, 2009A high school in Dalton, Georgia is requiring all students to wear ID badges. Southeast High School’s principal, Alan Long, said this is the school’s first year implementing the badges and the new policy went into effect after the bar-coded cards were issued in August. Southeast is the only school in the area that requires [...]
UK’s ID Card: Hacked and Edited
Saturday, August 8th, 2009After the UK unveiled its National ID card, The Daily Mail newspaper has discovered a breach in the card’s security aspect. The newspaper hired a security expert to test an ID card borrowed from a foreign national, to whom the cards have already been issued. Not only was it hacked but the security expert, Adam [...]
The UK Unveils Its Final National ID Card Design
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
The United Kingdom recently unveiled its National ID Card, which will be offered to the Greater Manchester public starting at the end of 2009.
The card contains identity data, including two fingerprints and a photograph encoded on a chip. This chip and its unique number link the card to a national identity register which, under current UK legislation, could hold more information about the identity of the individual.
If the plan moves forward, the card could be used as a travel document within Europe, separate to the passport, similar to arrangements between other EU member states. Ministers say the card, which follows the launch of the foreign national ID card, backed up by a national identity register, will help combat identity fraud, crime and terrorism.
