Contactless technology seen as key to securing visas and passports in countries around the globe
BY ANDY WILLIAMS, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
A focus on securing borders is leading countries to review their official government-issued documents. Simple paper documents—the passports of old—are simply no longer adequate in this modern, post 9-11 world. This is giving rise to the inclusion of advanced identification technologies, including biometrics, PKI, and contactless chips.
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