Public Sector InterGovWorld.com community blogs InterGovWorld.com readers @itworldca Published: August 6th, 2007Smartcard providers poised for rolloutsSmartcard providers are gearing up for massive rollouts in the next two years in the wake of an Australian government review into the introduction of a national identity card.Full storyReaders write back:August 7, 2007 – Bob Higgins of Toronto, writes: Why not have a smart card that can read the owner’s fingerprints to verify that the user is the owner? Perhaps read temperature also to verify it is a live person, not copied prints. The card could be purchased at a bank, for instance, where those obsessed with privacy could choose to use the protective feature or not. A more elaborate card would have a readout of the purchasing power remaining on the card.More reader feedbackRelated content:Smartcards to integrate levels of e-government in AustraliaRethinking the ID registryFuture uncertain for Australia’s smartcardIndustry group urges caution for RFID enabled ID cardsU.S. agencies choose ActivIdentity for smartcards Public Sector Australian
