Court TV founder and journalist Steven Brill wants to make airport security screenings much faster and turn it into a profitable business. Brill's idea is to distribute voluntary ID cards which will be linked to data about the person carrying it; the cards would be matched to the carrier through finger- and thumb-print scans.
ID Cards Aim to Speed Security Writer and publisher Steven Brill launches a company that will issue identity cards to speed people through security checkpoints at airports, office buildings and sports arenas. The cards, although voluntary, raise privacy concerns.
China's new smart ID card to be put into use next year
5:16 AM
The Ministry of Public Security will initiate the project of Chinese citizen's new ID cards, which will change the present common ID card into the ID card containing a piece of IC card. The new ID card can store up more personal information and will be more difficult to forge.
The immigration minister has given her backing to the introduction of identity cards. Giving evidence to the home affairs select committee, Beverley Hughes argued that ID cards would enable employers to know whether an asylum seeker was eligible to work.
British home secretary reaffirms desire to see national ID cards
10:35 AM
Britain's home secretary, David Blunkett, reaffirmed Monday that he wants to introduce a compulsory national identification card in his country, calling it a "valuable step" towards EU visa harmonisation.
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