Following a recent speech from President Barack Obama, a White House official addressed the need to maintain secure identification standards of the country’s green card policy.
ID News Archive for July, 2010
Limit on green cards is causing 10-year backlog
Friday, July 30th, 2010New York, New Jersey transit commuters finally getting smartcards
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will soon receive its first one million smartcards as part of a transit upgrade program.
Translink Ulsterbus promotes its smartcard fare system
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Translink Ulsterbus in Bangor, United Kingdom is encouraging its passengers to start using smartcards to pay their fares, the Belfast Telegraph reports.
Bus upgrade in Michigan will include smartcards
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
As part of an upgrade to bus travel in the Willoughby, Ohio area, smartcards will be made available to commuters on the bus lines operated by Laketran, according to a report from the News-Herald.
Tourists visiting Slovenia will get smartcards
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Travelers visiting Slovenia will be given smartcards for tourist needs as part of a program that was launched earlier this week.
Upgraded student ID card project started at Lebanese college
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
A Lebanese university has recently updated its student ID cards to include multiple functions for access and payment.
ID cards proposed for frequent ferry travelers in New Zealand
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Ferry authorities at Hokianga Harbour in New Zealand have proposed a plastic ID card program to facilitate payment methods for regular travelers, according to the Northern Advocate.
Grant money settles ID card issue for Native American tribe in WA
Monday, July 26th, 2010
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington will use recently received federal grant money to develop a plastic ID card system for its members, according to the Wenatchee World.
Coffee shop moves from cash-only payments to smartcard readers
Monday, July 26th, 2010
A coffee shop chain in the UK has recently begun a smartcard contactless program to modernize its payment systems.
Wal-Mart RFID technology raises privacy issues over ID cards
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
In response to Wal-Mart’s recently released RFID technology for scanning product barcodes, privacy advocates have been expressing concern about ID card security while entering the stores, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
