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About Secure Coalition ID

Founded in 2005 the Secure ID Coalition works with industry experts, public policy officials and federal and state agency personnel to promote identity policy solutions that enable both security and privacy protections. Because of our commitment to citizen privacy rights and protections we advocate for technology solutions that enables individuals to make decision about the use of own personal information. Coalition members subscribe to principles that include the deployment of secure identity solutions, advise on and advocate for privacy protections and enhanced security.

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Actividentity

 Gemalto

NXP

 Oberthur
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Secure News to Know

  • Why We Need Biometric ID Cards

    Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) met yesterday with President Obama to discuss their immigration reform proposal.  When he was a presidential candidate, Obama promised he would address immigration reform early in his administration; the Senators’ plan offers the beginnings of the debate.  One topic on the agenda for yesterday’s meeting was a proposed biometric-enabled ID card that allows for the definitive identification of workers.

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  • Medical Identity Theft is Coming... Don't be a Victim!


    According to a recent survey by The Ponemon Institute, six percent of Americans have been victims of medical identity theft.  This problem, while seemingly small, is on the rise and is increasingly costly patients, doctors and the larger healthcare economy.  Unless action is taken to secure our medical records, medical identity theft will become more prevalent as records begin to be digitized and move online. Read more...
     

  • Microsoft gets e-ID right

    Microsoft gets it right and this time it’s not Windows 7, but managing our identities online.   Scott Charney, Microsoft Corporate VP of Trustworthy Computing, addressed the RSA Security Conference in San Francisco this week and reiterated the importance of using real-world identity proofing to establish one’s digital identity.  Because criminal and nefarious activity online is so extensive, impacting consumers, corporations, and government, knowing with whom you are doing business is essential for both security and privacy protection.

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  • Wake Up: E-Verify Doesn't Actually Verify Workers

    This past December, a report to the Department of Homeland Security, on E-Verify, found the system has significant problems; wrongly verifying over half of the unauthorized worker population, a failing grade by any academic standard.

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