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Identity, Authority and Attribution System

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A model is a metaphor; a construct of philosophical indirection that is especially useful in understanding new and/or complex concepts. It can be quite...

Surplus to requirements

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The first electronic passports were issued more than eight years ago. Many thought that the introduction of e-Passports would signal the demise of traditional...

Mobile biometrics

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Today, there is a variety of smartphones on the market. For many people, the smartphone has become an essential part of their professional and...

US Biometric and Identity Intelligence Programme

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There is a weapon available to virtually anybody that is more powerful and effective than a nuclear weapon. The most powerful weapon on earth...

Errors in machine readable travel documents

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This article is part 4 in a series on errors in machine readable travel documents. The previous articles focused on various international travel documents...

Business Case Homeland Security

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This is an invitation to take a step back from your usual responsibilities and to follow these personal views and experience of the author,...

A framework for progress

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In recent years we have witnessed a proliferation of initiatives around areas as automated border control, passports and biometric identity. In the background, aspirations...

Kenya Kicks Off Digital Identity Pilot Program [Update]

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Update: Just a month after Kenya launched the rollout its new digital identity pilot program, the country’s High Court has ordered the process be...

The UAE Introduces a New 500-Dirham Polymer Banknote

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The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced the issuance of a new AED 500 (500-Dirham) banknote made of polymer. The announcement came...

Biometric Technologies of the Future: Earlobe Recognition

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Expert author Ravi Das has, in previous articles, described DNA recognition and Gait recognition as physical biometric technologies of the future. Here, he presents...

Argentina Upgrades Its Relatively New 2,000-Pesos Banknote

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On November 7, just months after issuing its first 2,000-pesos banknote, the Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA) has put into circulation an...

Busted: Belgian-Greek Network Smuggling Migrants with fake IDs

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The following news story was released by Europe’s Border Security Report earlier this month. Authorities in Belgium and Greece have dismantled a network that was...