News on ID Cards, ID Badges and Photo ID Systems: 11/14/2004

R-1 board hears ID badge comments

1:51 AM

Just minutes after Fox News nationally broadcast a story about Poplar Bluff High School's new policy requiring students to wear identification badges, the issue was raised at Thursday's board meeting by parents and a student opposing the policy."This is one more step in the subtle erosion of any freedoms or liberties left for students ... ," Sophomore Matt Boyers told the board. "I am asking for reconsideration of this policy. I believe that the effort, money, and time spent on this particular project could have been put to better use elsewhere."

Full Article from darnews.com.

Thursday, November 18, 2004

Store to check all IDs

1:53 AM

Beginning Monday, anyone wanting to buy cigarettes or alcohol at Copps Food Center will be asked for photo identification, regardless of age.?If a customer doesn't have valid photo I.D., regardless of age, they will be told by the checkout operators, "I can't sell you this alcohol or tobacco," said Lynn Guyer, communications director for Milwaukee-based Roundy's Inc., owners of the grocery store at 3415 Custer St.

Full Article from wisinfo.com.

Students question ID badges

1:52 AM

Jay Reed used to just grab his backpack each morning and head off to Eagle Point High School. Now, though, the sophomore has to make sure he has his photo identification badge, which all students must wear on campus."I hate them," Jay said. "This is like prison, but with no cable TV."The badges for students and teachers were instituted this fall as a safety measure so officials could quickly and easily identify people at the school, said Vice Principal Brock Rowley. "The bottom line is student safety," he said. "We want people to feel safe on campus and we want to know who belongs here."

Full Article from mailtribune.com.

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Blunkett: ID cards will protect civil liberties

1:54 AM

The Government's plans for a national, compulsory ID cards scheme will create a practical, simple and secure way for ordinary citizens to protect and prove their identity - not a Big Brother-style surveillance tool, the Home Secretary, David Blunkett promised.Mr Blunkett used a speech to the Institute of Public Policy Research to restate the case in favour of a secure national ID cards scheme,which, the Home Office claimed, four out of five citizens support.

Full Article from shout99.com.

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Evolis Card Printer launches the Pebble

12:38 PM

More Powerful, More Aesthetic, More User-Friendly

Evolis Card Printer launches the Pebble, its brand new generation of color plastic card printers.

In its strong position after 4 years in existence, the Pebble changes line, gains in power and performance and achieves an unbeatable finish.

The printer that caused a revolution a few years ago is now going even further, and you can tell!

Powerful, easy-to-use and cost-effective, the Pebble is the ideal choice for printing and encoding your high quality cards: employee or student badges, access control badges, subscription or membership cards, loyalty cards, and much more.

Its Hi-Tech design, compactness and choice of three cover colors (Lagoon, Ruby and Glacier) allow the Pebble to be integrated in any reception or office desk.

This aesthetic and powerful printer represents a technological development that will reconcile those in search of fine lines with people in need of high performance and productivity.

Even more reliable and powerful
Based on the proven concepts and technologies of Evolis printers, the Pebble is a 100% reliable product.
It is designed to reply to all needs, from small card series to printing in volume.
Very quick, it prints up to 150 cards an hour in full color.

A turnkey solution
Delivered as standard with user-friendly ID card software for badge personalization and drivers for Windows or Mac OS X, it is as easy-to-use as a classical office printer.
To reply to all market demands in terms of access control and security, in addition to printing standard bar codes, the Pebble enables the encoding of magnetic stripe cards and the personalization of contact or contact-less smart cards.

An excellent quality/price ratio
With a quality/price ratio that outdoes all competition, the Pebble is displayed as the reference single sided color printer on the market.

Braille ID cards Plea to Stop Bogus Callers

1:55 AM

Public authorities should provide Braille on identification cards to safeguard blind people from bogus callers, the Government was told today.Labour?s Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) told the Commons that the ?informed consumer is a safe consumer?.He said more needed to be done as current estimates showed that 15,000 bogus trading cases were reported each year.?The threat of exploitation is particularly acute to the most vulnerable groups in our society,? he added.

Full Article from news.scotsman.com.

Monday, November 15, 2004

Ad attacks national ID card legislation

9:16 PM

A liberal-conservative coalition ran a full-page advertisement in The Washington Times Monday protesting the proposed national identification card.The American Civil Liberties Union said it and other organizations are asking the conference committee on intelligence reform to remove the national ID provisions from its final Sept. 11 intelligence reform legislation. The conferees are currently working to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the bill.

Full Article from washingtontimes.com.

Sunday, November 14, 2004

One card for travel and payment could become reality in Asia

9:23 PM

There could soon be one standard for ID cards to be used throughout Asia -- from Singapore to Japan and even China -- so you won't need to carry multiple cards in future.The One Card-One Asia vision is an ambitious expansion of Singapore's EZ-Link card, a smart contactless card now used not just on Singapore's public transport system, but also the library and even a fast food restaurant.

Full Article from channelnewsasia.com.

Smart ID for people born in 1954-55

9:17 PM

Identity-card holders who were born in 1954 or 1955 are required to apply for a new Smart ID card from November 29 to January 22.If their ID cards bear the "A" or "***" residential symbol, or their ID cards were issued on or after January 1, 1999, and bear the "R" residential symbol, they only need to bring their existing ID cards.Other eligible applicants should bring their travel documents showing their current residential status in Hong Kong, in addition to their existing ID cards.

Full Article from news.gov.hk.

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