Fake IDs have long been a staple of college life and Advanced ID Detection has been at the forefront in the battle waged at liquor and convenience stores, markets, clubs, bars, and restaurants.  About a year ago, there were increasing reports of Pennsylvania driver’s licenses being presented being rejecting as fake, when to the naked eye they appeared to have valid holograms and perfect UV patterns front and back.  This turned out to be the first wave of the assault on the integrity of the US identification system by Chinese producers of fake IDs operating over the internet as “ID Chief”.  On November 17, 2011, Advanced ID Detection President, Dr. Ted Kuklinski , will deliver a presentation on the very current issue of fake IDs like these at the IMI's 8th Annual Security Printing Conference being held November 16-18, 2011 at the Hollywood Beach Marriott in Hollywood Beach, Florida.

The conference addresses the challenges and opportunities in dealing with security issues and enabling brand protection for products and production of secure documents for a wide variety of applications including ID's, currency, gaming/event tickets, travel documents, business document, etc.   Industry experts will address digital printing technologies' capabilities and shortcomings relative to printing secure output and the technology options available to enhance the production of secure documents, packaging and products of all types.

The conference program provides a critical assessment of forensic analysis requirements, enhanced ink and media systems, document traceability technologies, software solutions and other potential avenues to enhance product and document security. This unique conference is designed to educate and inform industry leaders and technologists at all levels in the supply chain of security printing of the difficulties and business opportunities for combining digital and physical security printing on an application specific basis.

Dr. Kuklinski addresses the topic of fake IDs in a  presentation entitled  " Latest Advances in Fake IDs and Tools to Catch Them"  which covers these topics:

• The Importance of Identity and the Danger of Fake IDs

• Review of Identification Document Standards

•  The Variety of Identification Documents in Use

• Survey of Security Features used in IDs

• Latest Tools for Field Detecting Fake IDs - Manual and Scanner Based

• Case Study: ID Chief - Low Cost High Quality Fakes from China

• Raising the Bar for Fake ID Producers
  

Identity is a key element in today's society whether it be to cross a border, buy a beer, enter a secure building, open a bank account, or check into a hotel.  IDs, in the form of documents such as passports and drivers licenses, are the most commonly accepted token of identity.  With the increasingly common use of fake IDs, our confidence in the identity process becomes undermined.  Today, very high quality fake IDs, which sport convincing facsimiles of many of the built in security features (e.g. holograms, microprint, UV patterns, barcode, and magnetic stripes), are readily available over the internet from overseas sources at very low cost. 

The tremendous variety of official IDs in circulation makes it difficult for checking personnel to detect fake IDs in a time efficient manner in non forensic field situations.   Yet the consequences of a wrong decision could be devastating.   There are existing ID standards which recommend the types of security features which can be incorporated in currently produced IDs.   The session will look at existing tools for checking and validating IDs in the field - all the way from traditional manual tools (e.g. magnifiers, black light) to the latest automatic ID scanners for passports and licenses. 

The news is filled with stories of a flood of fake IDs from overseas suppliers such as ID Chief (www.idchief.com)  offering good customer service, creative and fast delivery (eluding customs), low prices (especially with group buys), and quality IDs that are good enough to fool even experienced bouncers and ID checkers, not to mention most existing scanners.  Operating out of China, they seem to be relatively untouchable by US enforcement and offer IDs with very passable barcode and magnetic stripe features, holograms, and UV security features.   This operation, in a relatively short amount of time, has taken over the market for supplying fake IDs to US college students. 

Such fake producers have proven to be quite adaptable, even modifying their production when a flaw in their IDs becomes generally known. A variety of these fakes will be analyzed to see where and how they match up against real IDs and where they fail, leading to detection.  Finally there will be al review of steps that might be taken by ID producers to make it more difficult and less attractive to counterfeit the IDs they produce.

Dr. Kuklinski has over 40 years experience in image processing, pattern recognition, barcode and OCR/ICR technologies and holds a BSEE from Drexel University and MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from MIT.  He was an inventor of the AssureID™ ID engine, a key component in a variety of commercial identity applications used in the US and internationally.

Advanced ID Detection, LLC, provides state of the art ID authentication solutions for preventing underage purchase of alcohol and tobacco at liquor stores, pubs, restaurants, and convenience stores as well as for law enforcement and security access. They can be contacted at 800-209-5040, by e-mail at info@advancediddetection.com or visiting the website at www.advancediddetection.com.  

Details on the 8th Annual Security Printing Conference can be found at  www.IMIconf.com.  The Information Management Institute, Inc (IMI) is a leading worldwide sponsor of conferences and courses designed to assist the digital printing industry in understanding technology developments, markets and applications requirements.   IMI conferences offer a unique opportunity for leading hardware, consumables, software and user companies representatives to network and develop a more comprehensive understanding of current as well as future developments in the digital printing industry.   The Information Management Institute is headquartered in Carrabassett Valley, ME and can be reached at 207-235-2226 or by email at imi@imiconf.com.

Contact:

            Brandon Currul

            brandonc@advancediddetection.com

            800-209-5040 x 1
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Advanced ID Detection

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Medway, MA  02053
800-209-5040

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