Stay compliant with Alphacard’s insights on laws and regulations affecting ID card systems and security.
What is REAL ID & how does it increase security?
The REAL ID Act, passed by the US Congress in 2005, creates a higher minimum security standard for state-issued ID cards. Starting in January 2018, residents of states who’s IDs are not REAL ID compliant […]
How do you keep a badge facing forward?
If you’re required to have your ID badge facing forward at all times, do you know how to do that? In the healthcare industry, which includes hospitals and pharmacies, employees are required to always have […]
Are you ready for the switch to chip credit cards?
Banks and retailers across the country are scrambling prepare for the switch to chip-enabled credit cards later this year, but do you know what the changes mean? Chip cards use a different technology than the […]
Biometrics technology helps divert ID fraud in Illinois
The use of biometric technology isn’t new or novel to many of us – we will provide our fingerprints for access control and identification at least once in our lives. Not all biometrics are as ubiquitous as the fingerprint, however. Another form of biometrics, facial recognition software, used by DMVs in the state of Illinois, has helped the state drastically cut down on one of its most infamous problems – drivers license fraud.
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Trying to get a new ID card lands suspended constable in even hotter water
67-year old Constable Michael Solow just can’t stay away from work. After being suspended from duty while facing charges of oppression and coercion, the West Conshohocken man was taken off-duty.
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Going to court in the Philippines? Don’t forget your ID badge.
A court employee in Cebu City, Philippines was reprimanded and gave a public apology recently. His crime? Not truancy, nor slacking off on the job, or supply theft – but forgetting to wear his ID badge. All workers in the Philippines are required to have a publicly displayed ID badge at all times, identifying who they are, who they work for, and why they are where they are at the time.
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Tactical police officers in Trinidad must prove their legitimacy with ID badges
In Trinidad, tactical police offers must now wear identification badges with their photographs on display at all times. Criminals in black have been impersonating members of tactical forces, who usually participate in the execution of […]
Florida considers instituting boater ID card
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reviewing a proposal that would require all boaters to pass a safety class before operating a vessel. Upon passing the class, each boater would obtain an ID card that proves they’re fit for the sea. The aim of the ID card is to cut down on the number of fatalities caused by dangerous boating. Reports show that similar boater ID card programs have reduced the number of boating fatalities by 25 percent in Oregon and Connecticut.
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India turns to RFID cards to verify doctor identities
With over 1 billion citizens, India is the second most populous country in the world, second to china. Over 1 bilion people live and work in this giant democracy every day, and with such a large population comes a proportionally large government and education infrastructure. Officials have recently implemented a plan to ensure that Indian medical post-graduates from indistinguishable government departments do not mistakenly get teaching jobs, and they’re going to use RFID cards to help make the plan come to life.
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ID card for cardamom growers is hoped to boost business
India is known for lots of things – the birthplace of many major religions, the Taj Mahal, delicious food, V.S. Naipaul, and the Indus Valley civilization. India has also long been revered for its spices, including cardamom, the unique ginger relative used in everything from digestive aids to Chai tea. There are over 40,000 cardamom growers in India today, and their regulatory group, the Spices Board, has introduced a new ID card program which is aiming to increase exports of the spice.
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