Three Canadian airports using NEXUS

NEXUS card holders to be expedited through designated airport security screening lines when travelling on select flights through three Canadian airports.

New white paper examines ID issues

The Smart Card Alliance’s Identity Council has released a white paper examining solutions to the problem of secure, accurate identity verification.

UK 2nd generation ePassports face the chop

Second generation ePassports face the chop under the new UK Conservative/Liberal coalition government

Government confirms ID cards to be scrapped

The UK’s new Home Secretary Theresa May has confirmed that ID cards will be scrapped.

Next-generation green card unveiled

LaserCard Corporation has announced the introduction of the next-generation US Green Card.

Game over for UK ID card?

New coalition government signals end of ID cards.

ST microcontroller scores EAL6+ certification

STMicroelectronics has announced details of its formal EAL6+ Common criteria certification for its ST23YR80 secure dual microcontroller.

Registered traveller takes flight again

Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) has announced that it will re-launch its previous CLEAR registered traveller program

Smart Card Alliance announces CSCIP/G

The Smart Card Alliance has announced an additional smart card certification programme for government identity and security professionals, the Certified Smart Card Industry Professional/Government (CSCIP/G) designation.

CLEAR aims to make a comeback

CLEAR trusted traveler program in the USA aims to make a comeback this autumn

Inspectron selected by De La Rue

Inspectron selected by De La Rue to provide product traceability equipment for passport manufacturing

Sagem launches all-in-one ID document

Sagem launches IDeal Citiz, the first multi-Match On Card product to include fingerprint, iris and facial recognition technology

Norway renews Gemalto deal

Gemalto has renewed its multi-year contract to personalise and issue ePassports for Norwegian citizens.

Malaysia opts for Entrust

Entrust is set to provide its PKI-based ePassport technology to the Malaysian government.

SMARTRAC names new COO

Dato’ Tan Soo Hee has joined SMARTRAC as COO and Member of the Group Executive Team.

Luxemburg taps Speed Identity

Speed Identity has received an order to supply biometric capture equipment for ePassports to the Luxemburg passport authority.

Israeli ePassport project moving forward

Israeli ePassport inlay tender expected in weeks

Zetes secures ISO 27001 certification

Zetes has been awarded ISO 27001 certification for the production of eID and eTravel documents such as passports and visas.

24/7 passport collection

24/7 passport collection now possible for Singaporeans

New branding for Indian ID scheme unveiled

India’s authorities have unveiled the new branding for the country’s massive Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).