id checks
RSS id checksID cards to be used for criminal record checks
News From 2009 the CRB said it will begin the first phase of integrating the ID card in the authentication and application process for verifying the identity of those undergoing criminal record checks. The... [23 May 2006]
Experian launches biometric voice ID checks
News The service, which is hosted by Experian can be combined with other conventional ID verification checks as a fail-safe and used to cross reference other registrants with the same voice, thereby... [23 Jun 2008]
Job applicants to face ID card checks
News The companies are also in talks with HM Revenue and Customs about tying identity checks into their payroll and human resource systems for checks on existing staff. Some of the UK's biggest organisations... [26 Sep 2005]
DVLA to use credit reference agency for ID checks
News The UK Passport Service is currently trialling a 'personal ID project' at its Glasgow processing office that uses DVLA, DWP and Equifax databases for extra checks. The DVLA is now looking to enter into a... [05 Mar 2004]
UK firms ignoring money-laundering ID checks
News Two-thirds of UK businesses are flouting new anti-money-laundering legislation and risking fines or jail sentences by failing to use proper ID checks for transactions. The regulations, which came into... [02 Apr 2004]
BT plans passport checks to slash ID fraud
News BT is planning to be one of the first internet service providers to perform passport and driving licence identity checks for users of online banking and retail services. But will this stop ID theft? The... [03 Jun 2005]
ID cards-based criminal record checks 'are A-OK'
News Plans for a new service using the government's controversial ID cards scheme to speed up criminal records checks have met with approval from volunteers involved in a trial of the tech. The volunteers... [01 Oct 2007]
O2 stops fraudsters with online ID checks
Case Study O2 wanted to update the traditional ID checking system, which previously relied on store staff being able to confirm the authenticity of paper documentation such as bank statements, utility bills and driving licences. [20 Nov 2006]
Second Life steps up ID checks
News The system uses an ID verification technology called Integrity, developed by verification and data services company Aristotle. The IDV system is designed to stop people under the age of 18 accessing restricted areas... [30 Aug 2007]
Liberty Alliance pushes for unified ID checks
News The Strong Authentication Expert Group will work on a specification dubbed the Identity Strong Authentication Framework, or ID-Safe, the Liberty Alliance said. To drive adoption of secure authentication, the Liberty... [09 Nov 2005]
Idtechex Case Study: Massachusetts General Hospital Blood, USA
White Paper A bedside ID check is made and checks are envisaged in the operating room. In other words, frequent automated ID checks would be particularly useful. A pilot study of... [10 Apr 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News ID cards for 'airside' workers - those who work beyond airport security checks - will become compulsory in 2009. Phil Booth, national co-ordinator of No2ID, said: "The vetting of people with secure... [07 Jul 2008]
Fraud-hit tax credits website to remain closed
News The HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) 'e-portal' was targeted by criminals who stole the identities and personal details of almost 13,000 staff at the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) and Network Rail and exploited poor security and... [19 Mar 2007]
Thousands hit by tax credit ID fraud
News The HM Revenue and Customs tax credits website for making online claims was closed down on 5 December when compliance checks uncovered the ID fraud. Conservative shadow economic secretary Mark Francois... [14 Dec 2005]
Former US spy slams UK's ID card plans
News He argued that police would end up relying on automated ID checks instead of using their own judgement and intelligence. Scannell claims the control and security governments seek through... [23 Jan 2006]
