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- Authentication with eID card available in more eServices
- ePractice.eu, 8 April 2011. Country Portugal; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure. "More eGovernment services enable the online authentication of their users by means of their national eIdentity card (the Citizen's Card - Cartão do Cidadão, in Portuguese). At this stage, the Citizen's Card appears as an alternative to the citizens' online authentication through their tax number and the password provided by the State Treasury..."
Added: 11 April 2011;
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- Practical Guide for secure use of the electronic DNI on the Internet - in pdf format (1392kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). National Institute of Communication Technologies, Information Security Observatory, October 2010. "The National Identity Document, or DNI, is the official document for confirming the personal identity of each citizen. The electronic version of the National Identity Document is similar in appearance to the traditional DNI. The major difference presented by the electronic DNI is the inclusion of a chip which allows the holder to accredit themselves digitally. In the same way, it allows you to securely sign documents electronically during operations and with full legal validity. The electronic DNI also provides speed, comfort and immediacy when carrying out administrative and business proceedings on the Internet..."
Added: 16 December 2010;
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- Guidelines for the safe use of national eID card on the Internet published
- ePractice.eu, 15 December 2010. Country Spain; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Citizens, Legal Aspects. "On 22 November 2010, the Spanish National Institute of Communication Technologies (INTECO) and a consulting company published practical guidelines for the safe use of the national electronic ID card (eDNI) on the Internet. The aim of this publication is to show the functionalities provided by the electronic version of the national identity card in order to carry out administrative procedures and business over the Internet..."
Added: 16 December 2010;
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- New identity card with electronic functions released
- ePractice.eu, 22 November 2010. Country Germany; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, eParticipation, eDemocracy and eVoting, Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Policy, User-centric Services. "Germany's new identity card was launched on 1 November 2010, as announced by the Federal Minister of Interior Dr. Thomas de Maiziere. On this occasion everyone will be given the opportunity to take part in an online questionnaire which will last until the end of November to ask the Minister questions about the new card and its functions. The most important questions will be answered via video streaming..."
Added: 23 November 2010;
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- How ID card database will be destroyed
- By Brian Wheeler Political reporter, BBC News, 10 November 2010. "Identity cards may be history for British citizens - but what about all the personal details collected by the government and stored on its national identity database? Anyone who imagined it would simply be a case of an official somewhere hitting delete is in for a rude awakening. The Home Office is seemingly planning an orgy of destruction, as expensive and barely-used equipment is removed from offices and destroyed - all in accordance with government guidelines on recycling, of course..."
Added: 11 November 2010;
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- Germany's new e-ID cards raise hackles over privacy
- By Michelle Martin. IT News, November 3, 2010. "Ghosts of past privacy abuse linger. Germany has introduced electronic identity cards that store personal data on microchips, raising fears over data protection in a country especially wary of surveillance due to its Nazi and Stasi past. The so-called eIDs enable owners to identify themselves online and sign documents with an electronic signature, which the government says should "increase the safety and convenience of e-business and e-commerce"..."
Added: 4 November 2010;
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- ID card opens more doors to everyday services for homeless Albertans
- Government of Alberta, News Release, October 7, 2010. "Edmonton - Homeless individuals will now be able to obtain secure Alberta government identification cards to help them access services and programs. Helping homeless people overcome the barriers they face when trying to acquire identification is part of the province’s 10-year plan to end homelessness..."
Added: 11 October 2010;
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- The world's most advanced smart ID card?
- By Robin Hicks. FutureGov, 7 September 2010. "Starting on 1st November, the German government is to roll out a new national identity card that is billed as the most advanced of its kind. The contactless smartcard can be used as a travel document, enables transactions such as online banking, airline passenger check-in and tax declaration, and gives German citizens control over which service providers can access ID card data..."
Added: 9 September 2010;
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- Direct Social Security service accessible via eID card
- ePractice.eu, 8 July 2010. Country Portugal; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Businesses, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Policy. "Since 26 June 2010, it has been possible to access the 'Direct Social Security' service using one's electronic identity Card (the Citizen Card - Cartão de Cidadão, in Portuguese)..."
Added: 8 July 2010;
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- Citizen Card allows access to library databases and services
- ePractice.eu, 4 June 2010. Country Portugal; Domain eGovernment; Topic eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Citizens, Infrastructure, Policy, User-centric Services. "... The aim of the project is for the Citizen Card to replace the library card. Thanks to this new functionality, the procedures will be dematerialised, the online registration will be streamlined and a series of new online services will be provided, including the online update of personal data and the online booking of a publication..."
Added: 10 June 2010;
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- Government to schedule end of ID cards
- The home secretary is publishing legislation which will abolish the National Identity Register and cancel identity cards within a month. The Guardian - Kable, Thursday 27 May 2010. "The timetable for the dismantling of the £4.5bn national identity card scheme is to be spelled out on 27 May 2010 by the home secretary Theresa May, when she publishes the legislation delivering the coalition promise to cancel it..."
Added: 27 May 2010;
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- ID abolition will save £900m
- The government has said it will save £86m and the public will save more than £800m in fees from the abolition of identity cards. Kable, Tuesday 25 May 2010.
Added: 26 May 2010;
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- E-identity card project wins European Identity Award 2010
- ePractice.eu, 25 May 2010. Country Germany; Domain eGovernment; Topic Efficiency & Effectiveness, Benchmarking, eIdentity and eSecurity, Services for Citizens. "On 5 May 2010, the new German electronic identity card project ('neuer Personalausweis') received the European Identity Award 2010 in the category 'eGovernment/eHealth'..."
Added: 26 May 2010;
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- U.S. issues redesigned, RFID-enhanced 'green cards'
- Holographic images, laser-engraved fingerprints and high-resolution micro-images are among the enhancements for Permanent Resident Cards, By Alice Lipowicz. Federal Computer Week, May 13, 2010. "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun issuing its newly redesigned "green card" for permanent residents that includes enhanced security and efficiency features, including a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag..."
Added: 18 May 2010;
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- Queensland to get hi-tech microchip licenses
- By AAP and Colin Ho. ZDNet Australia, May 12, 2010. "Queensland's old style laminated drivers' licences will be overhauled and replaced with high-tech microchip cards to guard against identity fraud..."
Added: 13 May 2010;
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