A new pan-European survey on electronic ID has revealed that citizens still feel positive about the introduction of biometrics and anticipate a wide range of benefits in the future, including better protection against ID theft.
In a bid to overcome a ‘difficult competitive environment’ which has affected prices and profitability, Oberthur Card Systems has said it will reorganise its industrial sites.
UK Home Office minister Liam Byrne has told a Chatham House Conference that the country’s proposed ID scheme will place a publicly accountable power to protect identity in the hands of citizens.
Projects that form the EU’s BioDev II initiative being undertaken by Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and the UK are set to get under way next month.
Sagem Orga says it has become the first smart card provider to be certified for all smart card products required for Germany’s new eGK telematics infrastructure.
The NBSP has published a raft of new biometric standards covering applications as diverse as passports, financial services, conformance testing and Department of Defense requirements.
