Terrorists need fake passports and travel documents just as much as they need weapons. Over the years, terrorists have used either stolen or fake passports to get on flights or cruise ships, to get jobs, to open bank accounts or to hide in different countries. Putting an end to terrorist attacks takes more than safeguarding
Identity theft; the deliberate, illegal use of someone else’s identity–might sound intangible, but it is very real and its dangers can be significant. With identity theft, criminals can steal money and property, but not from you. Through theft they obtain your personal details to get credit or other financial benefits in your name. The ramifications for
Over the past 15 years since 9/11, countless terrorist atrocities have taken place throughout the world, many of them occurring with the help of fictitious passports. A few well-known events include the Paris attacks last November, when the perpetrators used fake passports to carry out their plot, and the first plot against the World Trade
Identity theft is often described as a crime that causes irreparable harm to its victims. But what exactly is that harm? If you are the victim of identity theft, you might not realize that your identity has been stolen until it is too late, and the process of clearing your name and cleaning up the
Identity theft –the deliberate, illegal use of someone else’s identity–might sound intangible, but it is very real and its dangers can be significant. With identity theft, criminals can steal money and property, obtain credit or other financial benefits in our names, and cause irrevocable harm to our financial and personal lives. There are really two
The Globally Verifiable Identity Document (GVID) builds trust between authorities of destination and source countries. It also builds trust between law enforcement and migrants or refugees. For example, institutions of destination countries know that the holder of a GVID has had his/her photograph and biometric identifying elements taken prior to the issuance of his/her GVID.
