Our Mission
Such ID management systems include physical and/or logical access to facilities and networks. Our PartnersWorking with the following groups to help lead the charge for secure identification systems
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Citizens Privacy RightsCoalition members support specific citizen privacy rights as follows: Privacy of personal information as defined by all relevant regulations and laws, principally the body of laws known as the Fair Information Practices. Confidence that ID documents have been appropriately secured against threats of fraudulent access to personal information. Knowledge of
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Secure News to Know
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Meaningful Use Fails to Address Health Information Security Concerns
Last week, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued the final rule defining “Meaningful Use” for electronic health records (EHRs). Unfortunately, the definition does little to address concerns about the protection of personal health information and provides no guidance on the requirements to securely access electronic medical records.
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Cybersecurity Bill Passes Senate Homeland Security Committee
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Yesterday the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee amended and passed S.3480: Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010. Cyber attacks on our information technology networks and critical infrastructure are one of the greatest threats our country faces, potentially impacting the energy supply, financial services and communication systems. S.3480 ventures to reduce the risk of such debilitating attacks.
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Identity Authentication is the Best Medicine for the Healthcare system
Yesterday the Senate unanimously voted to designate the week of June 14, 2010 as National Health Information Technology Week. During this coming week Congress will endeavor to acknowledge the many benefits that Health IT (HIT) can bring to patients, healthcare providers and our medical system. As part of National Health Information Technology Week the Secure ID Coalition calls on Health & Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) to require identity authentication in order to access electronic medical records, and personal health information.
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2010: The Year of Chip and PIN
2010 may be remembered as the year Chip and PIN payment cards came to America. With five days still left in May, two important events happened to change the payment industry in the U.S. forever.
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The Secure ID Coalition is an affiliation of companies providing digital security solutions for identification documents, including contactless smart cards. Our mission is to promote the understanding and appropriate use of smart card technology to achieve enhanced security for ID management systems while maintaining user privacy.
