The technology for Canberra, Australia’s new smartcard ticketing system, is now being put into its ACTION buses ahead a of full trial of the system scheduled for late August.
ID News Archive for April, 2010
Australia rolls out smartcards for public transit
Friday, April 30th, 2010Biometric technology growing rapidly
Friday, April 30th, 2010
New analysis from Frost and Sullivan shows revenues for emerging biometric technologies could reach $9.44 billion dollars by 2014.
ACLU attacks biometric national ID cards on principle
Friday, April 30th, 2010
A proposal by Democratic lawmakers, which would require all U.S. workers to carry a biometric identification card, has drawn sharp criticism from many activists.
Oklahoma governor vetoes bill on ID card tags
Friday, April 30th, 2010
Oklahoma governor Brad Henry has upset some state lawmakers by rejecting a bill that would have prevented the use of radio frequency identification tags in driver’s licenses and state IDs.
Checking photo IDs helps prevent growing medical identity theft
Friday, April 30th, 2010
Medical and insurance officials say they’re seeing a growing trend of medical identity theft.
UAE requires ID cards to use public internet
Friday, April 30th, 2010
New regulations announced by officials in the United Arab Emirates require everyone to show their national ID cards before accessing the web in public locations like coffee shops and internet cafes.
Washington state expands facial recognition in new license design
Friday, April 30th, 2010
A new driver’s license design in Washington state will use expanded facial recognition technology to help safeguard IDs.
ID problems complicate Haitian adoptions, elections
Friday, April 30th, 2010
The Organization of American States has taken over the difficult responsibility of re-issuing identification to residents in Haiti, following January’s devastating earthquake.
Ocean City hotels against proposed ID law
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
Many Ocean City business leaders are speaking out in opposition to a proposed law that would fine hotels if they don’t obtain photo IDs from their guests.
South Africa plans summer launch for contactless chip payment system
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
A new contactless payment system for South Africa’s new public transit network, reducing the need for cash, is set to launch this summer.
