Monthly Archives: October 2017
Tracking issues in travel documents
The technical standards for machine readable travel documents (MRTDs) have existed for nearly four decades, as originally published by the International Civil Aviation Organization...
Security by Design: Split Fountains Redux
Joel Zlotnick, Jordan Brough and Troy Eberhardt
Reverse engineering of document artwork is a critical prepress activity for sophisticated counterfeiters that print by offset lithography...
Will Brexit lead to regained sovereignty?
When on 23 June 2016 a small majority of the UK voters voted in favor of leaving the EU – in fact on the dissolution...
Can the grid protect us from terror?
In the aftermath of horrific events such as the recent terrorist attacks in Paris, Nice, Manchester, Kabul and London or anywhere else, many of...
Internet of Things
The digitalisation of industrial processes dominates the present industrial developments and has started to change our lives dramatically. On the way to self-organising factories,...
Optical security media
Increasing the security and utility of national identity programmes is one of the most pressing concerns of governments around the world, driving the evolution...
Science delivers input for identity domain
The organisation and management of a country’s national identity infrastructure and of identity information by companies and institutions requires the constant attention of both...
Blockchain technology
In 2008, a white paper titled ‘Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System’ mysteriously appeared under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. Said paper explained the infrastructure...
The future of identity management
Being able to prove one’s identity is a prerequisite for administrative, social and economic inclusion in the modern world. Citizens lacking a recognised form...
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Optical Technologies and the War on ID Counterfeiting
ID documents continue to be at risk from counterfeiting but innovation in optical technologies plays a central role in the battle to protect people...
LIVE BLOG: Florida shortens term of driver’s license for legal immigrants
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All About Ghana’s New Chip-Embedded, ICAO-approved Passport
On April 28, 2025, the Republic of Ghana’s passport administration launched the mass rollout of its new, chip-embedded passport. While a limited number of...
The REAL ID Journey: Past, Present & Future [Infographic]
When that famous British boy band sang about the long and winding road, they might well have been referring to the REAL ID Act.
The...
Beyond Detection & Response: 5 Cyber Metrics We Need Today
One thing has humans that we hate to happen to us is to be judged by others, whether it is in our personal or...
Optical Technologies and the War on ID Counterfeiting
ID documents continue to be at risk from counterfeiting but innovation in optical technologies plays a central role in the battle to protect people...
LIVE BLOG: Florida shortens term of driver’s license for legal immigrants
To find news about a specific state, click on the state abbreviation here:
For news about a specific US Territory, click on the US...
All About Ghana’s New Chip-Embedded, ICAO-approved Passport
On April 28, 2025, the Republic of Ghana’s passport administration launched the mass rollout of its new, chip-embedded passport. While a limited number of...
The REAL ID Journey: Past, Present & Future [Infographic]
When that famous British boy band sang about the long and winding road, they might well have been referring to the REAL ID Act.
The...
Beyond Detection & Response: 5 Cyber Metrics We Need Today
One thing has humans that we hate to happen to us is to be judged by others, whether it is in our personal or...
