ID cards
RSS ID cardsBush rejects cyber-terrorist ID cards
News US President Bush has given the thumbs down to a national identification card scheme as a way to combat cyber-terrorism. Richard Clark, special advisor on cyber-terrorism to the Bush administration, told delegates at Microsoft's Trust... [09 Nov 2001]
Tech industry urged to speed-up fight against fraud
News Therefore there is a need for a technology that can prove positive ID for both Smart Cards and existing magnetic stripe cards. Speaking at the Cartes show in Paris, Wallner said that the... [01 Nov 2001]
Wearable technology: Computing power on and in us
Comment Some major petrol sellers in the US offer fobs which allow customers to buy gas, charged to an account without the need for cash or credit cards. They are everywhere - inside PCs, mobile phones, credit... [23 Oct 2001]
Larry Ellison backs ID cards
News Cards would be voluntary for US citizens but compulsory for foreign visitors. Oracle chief Larry Ellison is claiming increasing support for his scheme to introduce a national identity card scheme for the US, running on... [17 Oct 2001]
ID Cards: Punish the weak, protect no one
Comment ID cards are now among the "highest priorities" of our increasingly illiberal government. It's highly likely that ID cards will be brought to us through a public-private... [24 Sep 2001]
Ellison offers software for ID cards
News In an interview with San Francisco television station KPIX, Ellison said the government should issue each US citizen with a national ID card containing a photograph and digitised thumbprint According to the San Jose... [24 Sep 2001]
Barclaycard splashes £5m on credit cards
News Barclaycard has spent £5m on smart cards and chips to be fitted inside the company's 4.5 million credit cards. The deal allows smart card company ID Data to supply Barclaycard with its... [19 Sep 2001]
Experts predict online ID theft epidemic
News A former hacker, known as Jericho, added that current personal information protection methods used by banks simply act as an invitation to criminals: "Most credit cards are protected by four digit PINs which are very... [21 Nov 2000]
Morning Edition: IR35 woes and BT floats
News The Guardian says a floatation of BT's mobile phone arm, Cellnet, is on the cards and details will be announced very soon. The paper notes that four out the five companies making their stock market debuts this week are... [09 Oct 2000]
Bull signs agreement to anticipate world smartcard market
News The two companies want to be ready to supply secure chip-based cards for ID cards, driving licences and vehicle registrations. Imprimerie Nationale and Bull predict the e-government... [28 Jun 2000]
iD2 to customise PKI network for Swedish Defence
News ID cards, incorporating digital signatures and an encryption key, will be used to log onto a secure site where the staff can exchange encrypted email. The Swedish Foreign Office has commissioned public... [30 Nov 1999]
Ecommerce hampered by payment methods
News He said: "People are using credit cards online today because most of the infrastructure is set up by merchants doing their own processing and sending it through legacy networks. The development of ecommerce is being... [23 Aug 1999]
Bull urges ministers to promote e-government
News Grisdale said public opinion towards electronic ID cards was also shown to have changed. When a survey was done two years ago about electronic ID cards, only one per... [19 May 1999]
IT giants create refugee database
News There are currently more than 400,000 Kosovars in Albania, the largest refugee exodus in Europe since the Bosnian war, and many are without identification cards. The first phase of registration will begin on 17 May and... [12 May 1999]
The rise and fall of the smartcard
Comment Big businesses are yearning to brand the cards and offer loyalty software along with it. And what about the social impact of the proposed single ID card, which could combine someone's tax and welfare... [25 Aug 1998]
