It wouldn’t be a national ID card — not really. The Department of Transportation, acting on instructions from Congress, has begun work with states to develop electronically smarter drivers’ licenses ...

A Government-issued digital identity card could be required by every adult in Britain under a 'dystopian' plan set to be announced by the Prime Minister. The ‘BritCard’ could be used to prove a person ...

I don't have a REAL ID–compliant driver's license and don't plan to get one. I figure if the federal government wants to implement internal passports in the U.S., which after 20 years of political and ...

It’s only a matter of time before driver’s licenses become the de facto U.S. identification card. Our licenses already have most of the features of a national ID card, and state governments are hard ...

Explore the history and implications of India's Multipurpose National Identity Card and the ongoing citizenship debate ...

The following is an open letter to President George W. Bush penned by Stephen Hunt, CEO of Exton, Pa.-based Datastrip Inc., a maker of ID cards that use a 2-D bar-code technology. Dear Mr. President: ...

The REAL ID Act: is currently the subject of hot debate in the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. Senate. One proponent of the act says its purpose is “to make sure our driver’s licenses and government ...

The Federal Government through the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has concluded arrangements to launch a new National Identity Card with payment and other social service features. The ...

After representative John Dingell was asked to drop his pants at Washington’s National Airport last week, some people felt safer. Others, like me, decided that we’d lost our collective minds. A near ...