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US Biometric and Identity Intelligence Programme
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
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
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
In recent years we have witnessed a proliferation of initiatives around areas as automated border control, passports and biometric identity. In the background, aspirations...
Keesing Journal 45
Editorial:
Chaos and perfection - Douwe Brongers
Innovation:
Advances in holography
Full colour holography shows great potential
on high security document market
General...
Keesing Journal 44
Editorial:
Expertise - Douwe Brongers
General interest:
Surplus to requirements
Will passport chips replace security features?
Cases analysed:
Business Case Homeland...
Keesing Journal 43
Editorial:
Telling the future - Douwe Brongers
Innovation:
Current aspects in machine authentication of security documents
Part 2: Untapped potential and the...
Gesture biometrics
According to media reports, gesture-based biometrics are evolving rapidly, their usage primarily being associated with mobile devices and near field communications (NFC). The concept...
Changes in border control
All over Europe the face of border control at airports is changing. The conventional checkpoints with border officers in inspection booths are gradually being...
The Estonian ID card
The idea of an Estonian national identity document in the shape of a card came up back in 1997. As a young generation and...
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The Top-Ranked Passports as of July 2025
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EES and ETIAS: the EU’s New Border Management Systems [Update]
As we have previously reported, the European Union has long been planning to introduce two separate but integrated border management systems. Together, the systems...
Bolivia Launches First Two Banknotes in its New “B” Series
The Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) has launched the first two banknotes in its new Series “B”, calling the series a “fusion of design, security, and trust.”...
LIVE BLOG: North Carolina extends driver’s license renewal date by two years and more...
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Chile Revamps Passport, National ID Card & Issuance System
The Civil Registry of Chile took a big step forward on December 16, 2024, when it launched its new, fully integrated National Identification System...
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EES and ETIAS: the EU’s New Border Management Systems [Update]
As we have previously reported, the European Union has long been planning to introduce two separate but integrated border management systems. Together, the systems...
Bolivia Launches First Two Banknotes in its New “B” Series
The Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) has launched the first two banknotes in its new Series “B”, calling the series a “fusion of design, security, and trust.”...
LIVE BLOG: North Carolina extends driver’s license renewal date by two years and more...
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For news about a specific US Territory, click on the US...