Identification

IBM Predicts Biometric Takeover

Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Passwords, Biometric, National Security, Biometric Ibm, Identification, India Biometric, Biometric Passwords, Biometric Id, Security, Pin Number, Science News

Passwords have been around since ancient history, but they may become obsolete sooner than you think. According to a recent prediction by IBM Speech C...

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Why Eyewitness Memory Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be (Part I)

Sam Sommers | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Trial, Crime Scene, Court Case, Courtroom, Identification, Eyewitness Identification, New York Times, Memory, Robbery, Experts, Defendant, Expert Witness, Eyewitness, Crime News

Few moments in a courtroom are as compelling to a jury as seeing a confident witness point out a defendant and say, "that's the man I saw at the crime scene."

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How Homeless People Feel About Having ID

Christine Schanes | Posted 06.03.2011

Read More: Homeless People, Christine Schanes, Homeless, Homelessness, Identification, Id, Impact News

Homeless people need identification documentation for the same reasons that housed people need ID: to prove who they are, to become eligible for services and for their own self-esteem.

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It's Easier to Vote in Colorado Than to Get a Denver Library Card (VIDEO)

Kelly Maher | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Denver Public Libraries, Whosaidyousaid, Utility Bill, Voter Fraud, 2010 Elections, Identification, Voting, Libraries in Crisis, Video, Denver News

Colorado is among the states that doesn't require a picture I.D. to vote. So I took my apartment utility bill to my voting location in Denver today an...

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Without Identification, People Can't get off the Streets

Mark Horvath | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homeless, Mark Horvath, Identification, Invisible People, invisiblepeople.tv, Impact News

Replacing a lost ID can be one of the biggest road blocks to getting a homeless person off the streets. One organization in Central Florida, however, helps the less fortunate get over this hurdle.

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You Are Not Your Personality

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Attachment, Self, Personality, Identification, Ego, Identity, Personality Traits, Psychological Independence, Healthy Living News

Personality is usually understood as a set of characteristics or traits that distinguishes one person from another. Personality is information about...

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Puerto Ricans, ID Theft Targets: Hispanic Last Names Sought To Hide Illegal Immigrants

AP | DANICA COTO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Documents, Crime, Terrorism, Identity Theft, Social Security Card, Fbi, Papers, Illgeal Immigration, Id, Ice, Puerto Rico, Driver's License, Identification, Birth Certificates, Pr, San Juan, New York News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Born in a U.S. territory where he has lived all his life, Jose Marrero Rivera didn't know his name and social security n...

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Video: Jim Wallis Talks About Arizona's New Immigration Bill on CNN

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Video, Raids, Cnn, Jim Wallis, Identification, Cardinal Mahoney, Immigration, Papers, Arizona, Politics News

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India's census fights caste system with technology

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Census, India, Poverty, Biometrics, Identification, Biometric Identification, Marc Kielburger, Caste System, Craig Kielburger, India-Census, World News

Someday soon a man in a pressed cotton shirt and tie will arrive in Gayriawas, India. This is an uncommon sight in the rural village with its dry fi...

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Passports are Passé

Mark A. Shiffrin and Avi Silberschatz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Passports, Border Security, Identification, Dubai, World News

What undermines the security of border crossings is that we have no established means of effectively verifying the identity of individuals. Relying on passports for that purpose is not going to cut it anymore.

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Of No Fixed Address: Red Tape

Christopher Devine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homelessness, US Poverty, Identification, Alcoholism, Chicago Homeless, Illinois Identification Card Act, Chicago News

Overpriced ID cards may not be at the root of homelessness, but they do make for one hell of a stumbling block.

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UK Spends Billions On Controversial High-Tech ID Cards, Forgets Card Readers

Crunch Gear | Devin Coldewey | Posted 05.25.2011

This has to be one of the dumbest things I've heard in a long time. The UK has spent £4.4 billion ($6.6bn US) on a controversial high-tech National I...

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