Fake ID Scanner Web Sites

Beware of False Internet ID Scanner Web Sites

When shopping for an ID Scanner, look out for web sites which claim to be leaders in the ID Scanner industry.  Beware of sites which do not have a phone number and no product information.  Just an email address that will get you a phone call back in an hour.  These sites are typically set up by individuals who are not experts in the field and really some sort stay at home sales person hoping to find a newbie. 

When buying for a "leader in the industry" go to the about us page and take their contact information and plug it into google maps.  If the address is shared with a mail box etc or shipping/package store, they are probably a virtual ID Scanner company renting a mail box.  If google maps shows you a street view of a residential property, again not really working with a "leader in the ID Scanner industry" but instead a stay at home business that is reselling a product. 

These resellers come and go.  If you need support 6 months from now, contact a company that is non-virtual, has a rating with the BBB.org, and answers the phone when you call them. 

New Michigan License now works with bar code ID Scanner

March 2011 - Michigan finally updates their drivers license by adding a PDF417 2D barcode to their crippled track 2 magnetic stripe.  For the last 10+ years, Michigan's license had a limited magnetic stripe with just one of the three tracks of data on the back.  By adding this PDF417 bar code, now MI ID has name and address information on the data stripe. 

Shown above is the back of the drivers license.  The magnetic stripe is like the old license and should not be scanned in ID scanners because only three fields are availabe - date of birth, id number and expiration date.  When checking IDs, scan the 2D barcode in the ID Scanner as this will providing name and address information which make verifiing the ID easier. 

There are several new security features in the new ID.

 

 

• The card also features the laser-perforated word “MICH,” which can be viewed when held up to a light.
• The cardholder’s photo and date of birth are on the back of the card, viewable under black light.
• The front laminate of the cards includes the current full-color shape of a Great Seal, viewable using a standard off-the-shelf black light, and a new tri-color optically variable image of a bridge and the word “Michigan” that appears and disappears when viewed from different angles.

Now every state's ID has a 2D barcode which means the days of the magnetic stripe ID Scanner are coming to an end.

 

Lead Capture with ID Scanner

Lead Capture with an ID Scanner

Iphone like keyboard helps speed lead capture on this ID Scanner. 

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Quiklead software developed by TokenWorks Inc helps marketers rapidly capture attendee contact and response data.  Scanning the drivers license populates the contact information in about one second.  Then a brand ambassador complete a form with attendee response to custom questions such as which product are you current using and what do you like about our products.  An automated Lead Capture solutions is vastly superior to paper based solutions which often are unreadable and have the delay and cost of manual data entry.   

Normal 0 Attendee email information is captured using common domain pull down menu and phone numbers are entered using a large 3x3 numeric keypad.

 

New York Police Urging ID Scanners for Night Clubs / Bars in NYC.

In an article today in the NY Post by JAMIE SCHRAM, Police Bureau Chief, the New York Police Department is pushing club owners to purchase an ID Scanner.  According to the article, its part of an anti-terror effort, but the article fails to mention that ID Scanners are part of the NYC best bar practices and Summer is coming.  It could be an effort by Police to ensure there are no repeats of the underage patrons getting seriously hurt a few years back, which resulted in the best practices document being published. 

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/furor_as_nypd_squeezes_clubs_for_q24kgG4jJAbhQ6aRv00XSP#ixzz1OawDgA20

Liquor Stores in North Kingstown received ID Scanners with State Grant

Watch these two videos about all four liquor stores in North Kingstown RI receiving an IDVisor Z22 CounterTop ID Scanner.  One of the articles takes a high tech slant and talks about catching Fake IDs while the other is a bit more balanced.  Reporters often try to make the story more sensational so watch both videos.  This is the second video and is not entirely accurate about Fake IDs.

ID Scanners at Airport - its going to happen - just not the way you think.

Chuck Schumer is pushing for new ID Scanners at the airport.  See press article below.  I'm sure one or two ID Scanner vendors will be racing to do a press release about this effort to help their stock price but I think this may be more of a software upgrade versus a hardware deployment.

If done intelligently, this effort could be much easier than many think because the airlines are already scanning the 2D bar codes on your boarding pass when you get on the plane.  Plus the passenger lists are already being screened by the airlines for individuals on the no-fly list.  So its really just a software upgrade for them to scan the 2D bar codes on drivers licenses. 

The process would could work like this.  When you arrive at the ticket counter, they scan drivers license and print your boarding pass.  They could extend same gate terminals to security check point and scan both again and then if necessary scan both documents at the gate before boarding.  And this sort of system makes sense.  We need to provide the TSA with better tools.  Currently its laughable to see them look at your license with a magnifier glass and Ultra Violet Flash light.  Not having an automated tool at TSA is nuts. So the question is not whether they will have ID Scanners at the airport, the issue is how it will be implemented.

Senator pushes for new ID scanner at airport

from http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/erie/Senator-pushes-for-new-ID-scanner-at-airport

Updated: Wednesday, 23 Mar 2011, 5:45 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 23 Mar 2011, 5:45 PM EDT

• Mike Courtney
• Posted by: Eli George

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) - A new machine to scan passenger ID's may be tested at the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport.

Senator Chuck Schumer is calling on the federal government to use the Buffalo airport as a test site for this technology. Schumer believes these machines would have prevented the recent TSA drug scandal. The government has already chosen JFK as the large airport test site, now they are looking for a medium-size airport site.

The machines Schumer is pushing to test at the airport can electronically scan passenger identifications to weed out fake ID's and detect aliases.

Lead Capture using ID Scanner

Check out this video of an ID Scanner used at trade shows to capture sales leads.  Easy to modify for waste management / recycling operations, visitor managment and Experiential Marketing campaigns.