Cardlab Solves Privacy Fears with its 'Scan and Match on Card' Biometric ID Card

COPENHAGEN, May 12 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- CardLab (Denmark), the world's leading powered card technology developer, announced today that their Powered Biometric ID Card exceeds the technical challenges and demands in the new proposed US National Immigration ID Card.

Several senators, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, announced the crucial need for improved identification of immigrants, and the use of biometrics. The bill's summary read: "These cards will be fraud-resistant, tamper-resistant, wear-resistant, and machine-readable social security cards containing a photograph and an electronically coded micro-processing chip which possesses a unique biometric identifier for the authorized card-bearer."

"The CardLab Biometric ID Card exceeds the technical and political challenges in this bill," said Torsten Nordentoft, CTO of CardLab. "One of the many truly unique aspects of our card is the 'match on card' capability which eliminates external storage and possible theft of personal information -- in other words, all private information will remain on the card and in the pocket of the individual."

The self-powered CardLab Biometric ID Card is designed to contain all functionalities "on-board", from encrypted personal data, finger print recognition scanner, to communication via our patented Dynamic Magnetic Stripe, EMV chip and RFID. The "all on board" card ensures that no further investments in external card readers are required, and the true ISO 7810 credit card format paves the way for an instant mass deployment while keeping cost per user low.

CardLab is currently negotiating with partners in the US and several other countries for the customization of Biometric Citizen Cards and other high security variants of multi-functional identification and access cards.

About CardLab:

Founded in Denmark in 2004, CardLab is a technology and solution provider to the smart card industry, ranging from OEM sale of individual technologies, to development of customized solutions. CardLab holds several patents in the smart card field.

CardLab is dedicated to enabling card manufacturers, card issuers and their customers to take optimal advantage of the technological developments in miniaturized low power electronics for on-board integration in ISO 7810 cards.

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SOURCE CardLab ApS, Denmark