DRIVERS' LICENSES * USA & Canada
* USA - New Mexico to add security features to
NM,USA -The Associated Press/Land Line Magazine -December 11, 2007: -- The state of New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division is rolling out new, high-security licenses starting in 2008... MVD director Ken Ortize told The AP that the changes, which will begin by the end of February, include new security features on the licenses themselves such as laser perforation, a ghost image of the main photo on the lower right corner, and a bar code for use when traffic tickets are given... All driver’s license applicants will have their record checked with a national database, called the Problem Driver Pointer System, to see if a driver's license is currently suspended or revoked in another state or whether he has any unpaid citations... Motorists seeking to renew their current New Mexico driver's licenses will be subject only to checks on the Problem Driver Pointer System and biometric facial recognition...
* Canada - Ontario's new, secure driver's licence to combat identify theft
Queen's Park,ONT,CAN -Truck News, by Adam Ledlow -7 Dec 2007: -- Ontario 's new, more secure driver's licence card will help Ontarians avoid identity theft, says Transportation Minister Jim Bradley... Ontarians will receive the new card when they renew their driver's licence, beginning in December. The new card incorporates leading edge security features such as laser engraved photo/signature/personal information, a fine line background, 2D barcode, micro and rainbow printing, secondary photo and signature images and ultraviolet features among others...
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