Our MissionThe Secure ID Coalition is an affiliation of companies providing digital security solutions for identification documents, including contactless smart cards. Our mission is to promote the understanding and appropriate use of smart card technology to achieve enhanced security for ID management systems while maintaining user privacy. Such ID management systems include physical and/or logical access to facilities and networks. Our PartnersWorking with the following groups to help lead the charge for secure identification systems |
Citizens Privacy RightsCoalition members support specific citizen privacy rights as follows: Privacy of personal information as defined by all relevant regulations and laws, principally the body of laws known as the Fair Information Practices. Confidence that ID documents have been appropriately secured against threats of fraudulent access to personal information. Knowledge of
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Secure News to Know
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Secure ID Coalition Applauds Introduction of Medicare Common Access Card Act
The Medicare program is plagued with fraud, estimated by the Department of Justice to be $60 billion a year. Yesterday Senator Mark Kirk (R- IL) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced The Medicare Common Access Card Act, a bill to prevent fraud before it happens, saving taxpayers billions.
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Rx For Frustration: Medicare Fraud In the News (Again)
Ohio, Chicago, Maine, Miami, Mississippi, and Detroit newspapers all published similar stories last week about blatant Medicare scams that make you wonder why the country’s not deeper in debt.
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VISA to Move the US to EMV
This morning VISA announced plans to incentivize the adoption of more secure payments in the United States, specifically EMV. By adopting the international EMV standard, VISA is promoting both increased security and interoperability. To read more, please see VISA’s announcement.
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Knowing who you are; could save the US billions
At the March 30, 2011 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and other Agencies held a hearing on the FY 2012 Health and Human Services (HHS) Budget, Senator Kirk (R- IL) questioned HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about the outdated Medicare Card issued to America’s seniors. In a system that is riddled with fraud, waste and abuse, Sen. Kirk suggested that knowing who is receiving services and who is providing them could significantly help reduce the amount of fraud in Medicare - currently estimated b y the Department of Justice to be $60 billion per year. Read more...