Monthly Archives: February 2018
Preserving privacy identity management mechanisms
In this article we will discuss the ins and outs of privacy for a digital identity solution, but first we will introduce the key...
Pay-by-face
Ravi Das
There is no doubt that the smartphone is a vital aspect of modern life. We have discovered the convenience of online shopping using...
The human factor
Migrants often have trouble finding employment – doubly so, if they lack a legal identity or identity documents. The 1992 crash of a cargo...
A designer’s view
The banknote designer sits between satisfying strict technical requirements, and offering the world a touchstone onto a country’s distinctive culture. A good designer seamlessly...
3D enrolment improves face recognition
Although 2D face recognition technology has improved recently, the quality of 2D images captured is often still poor, due in part to the sensitivity to capture...
Face verification robustness & camera-subject distance
After the international standardisation working group responsible for machine-readable travel documents (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC17/WG3) raised the question whether magnification distortion of facial images affected the...
The art of security design
Security design is truly an art of deception. It requires a special skill to create something beautiful and symbolic, but it also demands a...
Security by Design: False Split Fountains
Joel Zlotnick, Jordan Brough and Troy Eberhardt
The first three papers in this series described how counterfeiters reverse engineer security document artwork and proposed security...
Busted: Belgian-Greek Network Smuggling Migrants with fake IDs
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...
Security Banknote Hologram Wins International Trade Award
An advanced banknote showcasing the best in micromirror and hologram integration, has won the ‘Best Applied Security Product’ category at the Excellence in Holography...
Provisional Agreement on European Digital ID Reached
The Council of the European Union issued the following press release on November 9, 2023.
With a view to ensuring a trusted and secure...
Biometric Technologies of the Future: Gait Recognition
Gait recognition is the next potential biometric which is being looked at very closely as a viable technology of the future. Gait recognition, simply...
Macau to Launch New 10- and 20- Patacas Notes in Early 2024
Macau expects to put new banknotes in two denominations, with a total of four designs, into circulation early next year. The two issuing banks...
