New York Education Initiative Highlights Security Features on Driver’s License
September 2015 – Two years ago, the New York Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) released a newly designed driver’s license and state identification (ID) card that contained many elements aimed at improving security, privacy, and resistance to tampering, identity theft, and duplication. In August of 2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an initiative aimed at illuminating […]
NY Distributes Brochure Outlining Driver’s License Features
September 2015 – Just in time for the beginning of a new college semester, the New York Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the state Liquor Authority have released a co-authored electronic brochure detailing the security features present on New York driver’s licenses and identification (ID) cards. The licenses and ID cards were redesigned in […]
New York Undercover Agents Permitted to Misrepresent Age for Alcohol Purchase
In January of 2012, New York’s Liquor Authority posted an important change to how agents could perform sting operations. Until now, under cover agents in NY, like most states, had to truthfully respond to questions about their age. In this important change, agents may now lie about their age when merchants ask how old […]
New York Police urge ID Scanners
NYC Police Urge ID Scanners Recent news articles describe a meeting where Police are strongly suggesting that club owners in lower Manhattan purchase and use ID Scanners. ID Scanners at clubs have always been a smart move, but these recent articles continue the trend to focus on the privacy aspect or big brother aspect of […]