“The Identity Information Protection Act of 2005 is one of several proposed pieces of legislation in 10 states that deal with emerging uses of RFID, a signaling technology that has existed for decades. Like California, other states are also grappling with the growing use of RFID technology and related privacy concerns. A South Dakota bill prohibits anyone from implanting an RFID device in a person. A Rhode Island bill bars government agencies from using RFID to track the movement or identity of an employee, student or client as a condition of obtaining a benefit or service.”
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Gemalto announced the launch of ProtivaMedSecure, a solution package that addresses one of challenges facing health care providers: a secure digital identity. Gemalto’s Protiva MedSecure provides a portfolio of authentication software, digital credentials, secure devices, servers and associated services. The Gemalto solution provides a single credential for secure visual identity, as well as physical and logical access to medical facilities and electronic medical records. read more »A high school in Tarpon Springs, Fla. recently sent out a mass email bearing student Social Security numbers. The school’s guidance counselor sent the email to Tarpon’s entire senior class of about 400 students and parents regarding the Bright Futures Scholarship program. read more »LexisNexis Risk Solutions has added interactive voice response technology (IVR) from Angel, a provider of cloud-based customer engagement management products, for its LexisNexis IVR on Demand for Identity Proofing and Voice Biometrics product. read more »Internet fraud prevention and authentication provider TeleSign has teamed up with Intel Corp. for a secure two-factor authentication product targeted to consumers and enterprises. The collaboration pairs Intel Identity Protection Technology (Intel IPT) with TeleSign Two-Factor Authentication so that it can be offered beyond Intel Ultrabook devices and the third generation of Intel Core vPro-powered laptops. read more »Students from the Art Institute of California, San Bernardino, have joined other students from other area colleges in using their ID cards to ride the local Omnitrans buses. With a simple swipe of their card, students can ride the buses at anytime on any route, not just to and from campus. read more »Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) announced on Wednesday at the 4th West Africa Information Communications Technology Congress 2012 that more than 100 million Nigerians lacked official identification in the country’s national identity database. read more » |
