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US Biometric and identity intelligence programme

In the final article of this series, Joshua Steinhauer discusses three important areas that should be considered when evaluating the benefit of establishing a full...

The permanence of a person’s status

A person’s identity has multifaceted aspects. It includes the classic elements of identification (such as name, surname and date of birth), but also the...

Effective design of breeder documents

Breeder documents, and specifically birth certificates, are a vital link in the identity management chain, and the lack of security in these documents constitutes...

Advanced hologram technology

Reports that China is flooding the United States with high‑quality fake driving licenses and other similar incidences remind us constantly that the battle to...

Direct-write printing

Direct‑write printing is a relatively recent digital printing method that uses a computer controlled translation stage, which moves an ink nozzle to form 2D...

Operation Genesius

Combatting immigration document and benefit fraud is one of the missions of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the...

Identity ecosystem

In this era of rapidly increasing populations, trade, and technology, the need to accurately, confidently, and promptly identify individuals is paramount to any organisation....

Fastpass

Up to now, document inspection systems were primarily designed as tools to support experienced users when examining documents. Nowadays, such devices are being used...

Cybermarket for forged identity documents

The online market of forged identity documents is quickly evolving. Sellers of these documents operate both on the surface Web and on the deep...

In the News: Cyberattacks on Water Systems Across the US [Updated]

This week CBS reported that American Water Works, a supplier of drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people, said hackers...

Venezuela’s New 200- and 500-Bolívar (Digital) Banknotes

Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) has added two new denominations to its modern Bolívar (Digital) banknote series: the 200- and 500-bolívar (digital) banknotes were...

Legal Identity and Data Protection in Modern Societies

In advance of United Nations Day (October 24), we bring you the following blog post from the United Nations Development Programme. It was originally...

ADA-Compliant Mobile ID App Raises the Bar on Accessibility

Editor’s note: PR Newswire released the following press release on September 26. 2024. IDEMIA Public Security, the leading provider of convenient and trusted biometric-based solutions, reinforces...

Advanced Generative AI: The Latent Diffusion Model

To conclude his series on advanced Generative AI topics, Ravi Das explores the Latent Diffusion Model—how it works and the advantages it offers. The “Latent...