When York, Nebraska assessor Ann Charlton requested that the town consider purchasing plastic ID cards for all town employees that spend considerable time working in the field, she thought she had proposed a good idea. But, according to the town’s York News Times, the town government and employees believed the city should not spend money on it.
ID News Archive for March, 2010
Nebraska town assessor wants plastic ID cards
Friday, March 26th, 2010Capital University installs card readers for building entrance
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
A campus-wide initiative to improve security for students, staff and faculty who live in campus residence halls led Capital University, a small Lutheran college in Columbus, Ohio, to install readers for plastic ID cards outside buildings for people to gain access, according to student newspaper the Chimes.
Florida HMO turns to biometrics to prevent fraud
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
In an effort to curb medical fraud and move its patient identification forward, one of Florida’s largest health insurers Simply Healthcare Plans will begin using biometrics to identify customers, the company announced earlier this week.
International Security Conference attendees sponsor fundraising road race
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
At the ongoing International Security Conference West in Las Vegas, Nevada, security professionals will run a 5K road race to raise money for World Vision’s Mission 500. Manufacturers of all security products from plastic ID cards to card printer systems will take part in the run, according to World Vision.
Plastic ID cards help university solve crimes
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Crime on college campuses is something that most universities accept as a inevitability, but universities that use plastic ID cards to monitor building entry are more likely to find the guilty than those who do not. LehighValleyLive.com recently reported that building entry records, secured by card readers, led to the arrest of a Lehigh University janitor who allegedly committed several burglaries at the school.
Maryland prisons consider biometrics
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Inmates at prisons in Maryland are currently identified with plastic ID cards, but the Associated Press reports that the U.S. Justice Department has awarded grants to the Maryland Division of Corrections and other agencies throughout the nation to implement biometric iris scanners to prevent inmate misidentification.
National tamper-proof plastic ID cards gaining steam, detractors
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
When senators Lindsey Graham and Charles Schumer proposed their plan for a plastic ID card aimed at decreasing illegal immigration in the United States, the debate began immediately between anti-immigration organizations and advocacy groups. The senators published an editorial in the Washington Post last Friday clearly stating that they want to reduce the amount of illegal immigrants in the U.S.
UK plastic ID cards likely to get makeover
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
A computer chip will be the major focus of a redesign effort to all state-issued plastic ID cards in the United Kingdom, according to PublicService.co.uk.
Georgia Tech assigns new capabilities to plastic ID cards
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Students at Georgia Institute of Technology will soon be able to make purchases at the school’s sporting events using their school-issued plastic ID cards. The university’s Student Government Association announced the plan following statistics from Auburn University that showed a 50 percent sales increases thanks to the plastic ID card use, according to Technique, Georgia Tech’s student newspaper.
New Jersey school implements smartcard technology at lunch
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Eisenhower Middle School in Wyckoff, New Jersey implemented a program in February that allows parents to prepay for students’ lunch by depositing money into an account, according to Wyckoff Suburban News. The goal of the plan is to ensure that students spend the money provided by their parents on food.
