2006/09/20

My Way News - House Passes Bill to Make Voters Show ID
AP reports: "The House voted Wednesday to require Americans to show proof of citizenship in order to vote, and the Senate moved to build a 700-mile fence along the Mexican border as Republicans sharpened attacks on illegal immigration before the midterm elections."

Comment: Not directly MOTB related, but compulsory ID laws are always of interest.

2006/09/07

Security Sales & Integration - Viisage and Identix Merger Spawns L-1 Identity Solutions: The marriage of Viisage Technology Inc. and Identix Inc. has received the blessings of both shareholders and the boards of directors of both firms. The merger of both firms has resulted in a single entity now called L-1 Identity Solutions Inc., known on the New York Stock Exchange as “ID.”

2006/09/05

My Way News - Kids Buy Lunches With Scans of Fingers
AP reports: "Rome City Schools is switching to a scanning system that lets students use their fingerprints to access their accounts."