Monthly Archives: June 2015
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...