Whether to fight terrorism, minimize unauthorized access or cut down on under-age drinking, organizations around the world now employ diverse technologies to catch fake IDs and authenticate documents.
The American Stock Exchange, for one, has brought in technology to verify the validity or visitor ID cards. At its headquarters in New York City, the Exchange uses ID-Check units from Intelli-Check of Woodbury, N.Y. The device reads, decodes and processes information on driver’s licenses and government ID cards that have a magnetic stripe or barcode. The system determines if the ID is valid, has been altered or tampered with, has expired and even has a date of birth equal to or greater than the legal age to purchase age-restricted products.