This shows how to attached the IDWedgeBT ID Scanner to an iPad for use at an event. We purchased a ruggedized case for the iPad and a handstrap case to create this set up. It protects the iPad, supports the IDWedgeBT card scanner and provides a hand strap, shoulder/neck lanyard and thigh strap for attaching […]
Forget buying Fake IDs in China Let the Department of Motor Vehicles make it for you! This study (see below ) is a real eye-opener! Turns out you don’t need to order a Fake ID from some overseas company. Most states will make one for you. Just Photoshop an out-of-state birth certificate, bring it to […]
Funny article on NJ’s Drivers License photo capture policy. Turns out smiling is not desired because the photo recognition software is confused or unable to accurately compare your face when smiling. The computer algorithms which means facial features assume you will not be smiling all the time, thus if you smile for one picture and […]
New York Police detectives called us this afternoon and requested our support in extracting the drivers license data from one of our ID Scanners. They brought the scanner to our offices just north of New York City and after one of our senior technicians repaired it, we were able to extract the critical drivers license […]
Senate Approves Fake ID Confiscation February 8, 2012 This press release is from PA State Senator Don White. It details a change to the laws in PA which would allow confiscation of fake IDs. Amazingly in PA if a merchant thinks an ID is fake, he must give it back to the card holder. This […]
Important ID Scanner Checking Techniques ID Scanners are important tools to detect fake IDs but the most important part of the process is the person checking the ID. An ID Scanner automatically calculates the age (which is the leading cause of tickets for serving minors) and it documents the process, but can’t, by itself stop […]
Florida Makes $63M Selling Drivers’ Info Judge Says Info Selling Legal Selling ID Scanner data to third parties has always been considered a bad idea because it violates Federal Driver Privacy Protection Act. Yet today there is a news article about the state of Florida’s program to sell drivers license information. Story from http://www.local10.com/news/28600374/detail.html The […]
Best ID Scanner Technology ID scanning products can be divided into two basic groups: machine readable scanners and optical scanners. Machine-readable scanners decode information stored electronically in a barcode or magnetic stripe and display the information in an easy to read format. Optical scanners, commonly referred to as optical character recognition (OCR) scanners, take an […]
May 10, 2011 – ABC Eyewitness news story – see below. A couple points we like to make on the story. 1.) ID Scanners are not ‘Fool Proof’ – nothing is fool proof and none should be the sole tool when checking IDs. The person using the ID Scanner is the most important part of […]
Today there is a news article on ABC action news titled: VOTE NOW – Can YOU spot the fake ID? The article is about how good fake IDs are these days and that authorities are cracking down on them. The article even mentions that these new fake IDs pass scanner tests. So… where is the […]
