Identity documents

Business Opportunities Abound With Travel Trends

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Marketing, Advertising, Vacation, Communications, Travel, Identity documents, Travel

After more than a year of staying at home due to the pandemic, Americans are eager to travel again.

Key Points: 
  • After more than a year of staying at home due to the pandemic, Americans are eager to travel again.
  • Nearly 8 in 10 will travel by car, with 6 in 10 choosing to travel more than 100 miles from home.
  • Of those who plan to travel by plane, 4 out of 10 are ready to travel now and 3 out of 10 wont be ready to travel this year.
  • The BIGtoken Summer Travel study contains many additional data points and insights designed to help brands the travel and travel-adjacent industries.

Identity Breach Report Finds New COVID-19 Cyber Vulnerabilities, Increase in Exposures for Energy & Telecom Sectors/Executives, and COVID Items for Sale on Dark Market According to Constella Intelligence

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Friday, July 30, 2021
Data security, Identity documents, Personal life, Privacy, Articles, Anonymity, Personal data, PII, Social issues, Academic disciplines

Constella's research analyzed the value of personally identifiable information (PII), drawing links between the breach economy, PII, and a range of emerging digital threats to executives and brands.

Key Points: 
  • Constella's research analyzed the value of personally identifiable information (PII), drawing links between the breach economy, PII, and a range of emerging digital threats to executives and brands.
  • "The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us the fragility of our online infrastructure," said Constella Intelligence CEO, Kailash Ambwani.
  • PII continues to fuel malign activities in the digital ecosystem," said Alex Romero, COO of Constella Intelligence.
  • Constella monitors the surface, social, deep, and dark web for identity related breaches and verifies the authenticity of those data sets.

MedicAlert and RapidDeploy partner to provide 911 telecommunicators and first responders with medical data to improve outcomes

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Monday, July 26, 2021
Medical equipment, First aid, MedicAlert, Human activities, Human behavior, Identity documents, Medical identification tag, Transport, 9-1-1, Dispatcher, Dispatch

Through the partnership, MedicAlert will deliver members' critical health data to public safety dispatchers via the RapidDeploy platform.

Key Points: 
  • Through the partnership, MedicAlert will deliver members' critical health data to public safety dispatchers via the RapidDeploy platform.
  • MedicAlert members wear a medical ID and maintain an emergency health profile with their MedicAlert membership.
  • "For 65 years, MedicAlert members have relied on us to provide medical information to first responders in their moment of need," said Karen Cassel, MedicAlert Foundation CEO.
  • When a MedicAlert user calls 911, RapidDeploy's Radius 911 Tactical Call Taker Map and Nimbus Cloud Aided Dispatch solutions will receive their life saving health data from MedicAlert.

Bode Technology and the Baltimore Police Department Partner to Identify Unknown Remains Across the United States

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
DNA, Biological databases, Branches of biology, Academic disciplines, Biometrics, Forensic genetics, Identity documents, Forensic science, DNA database, Combined DNA Index System, DNA profiling, Coroner

Law enforcement agencies, medical examiners and coroners across the country can now work directly with Bode to identify missing persons or unidentified remains.

Key Points: 
  • Law enforcement agencies, medical examiners and coroners across the country can now work directly with Bode to identify missing persons or unidentified remains.
  • It is estimated that there are more than 40,000 unidentified remains in the United States.
  • Bode then performs DNA analysis on the remains and sends the results to BPD for entry into the CODIS DNA Database.
  • Bode has used their extensive experience to develop proprietary methods to obtain DNA from severely degraded remains.

Protect Your Personal Financial Data With These Tips

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Other Consumer, Technology, Women, Seniors, Finance, Security, Banking, MEN, Professional services, Consumer, Articles, Crime, Security, Fraud, Security breaches, Identity documents, Cybercrime, Computer security, Phishing, Ransomware, Password, Identity theft

With more financial transactions taking place online, its important for consumers to protect their personal data, especially as cybercrimes like ransomware, phishing attempts and identity theft continue to increase.

Key Points: 
  • With more financial transactions taking place online, its important for consumers to protect their personal data, especially as cybercrimes like ransomware, phishing attempts and identity theft continue to increase.
  • These risks are nothing new in our digital-first world, but far too many people still fail to properly protect themselves, said Michael Sullivan, a personal financial consultant with Take Charge America, a nonprofit credit counseling and debt management agency .
  • Sullivan shares six tips for consumers to protect their financial data:
    Keep personal details personal.
  • Protect your personal devices and data by using long, unique passwords, phrases or codes that are harder to guess or decipher.

Removaly Launches its Platform to Remove Your Personal Information from the Internet

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Friday, July 9, 2021
Articles, Privacy, Identity documents, Anonymity, Personal life, PII, Personal data, Information broker

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Removaly today announces the launch of their new personal information data removal platform, helping to ensure you and your loved ones' personally-identifiable information (PII) remain far from prying eyes and bad actors.

Key Points: 
  • ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Removaly today announces the launch of their new personal information data removal platform, helping to ensure you and your loved ones' personally-identifiable information (PII) remain far from prying eyes and bad actors.
  • Removaly automatically searches for users' private information across dozens of people search sites and data broker databases, then automates the process of getting that information removed from those platforms.
  • Unlike other PII removal services online, Removaly scans every day to ensure that your information does not pop back up into their databases.
  • With prices significantly lower per scan than competitors, a more robust opt-out platform, and far more frequent daily data scanning, Removaly proudly fills in the gaps common with most personal data opt out platforms.

FBI Approves Thermo Fisher Scientific's Rapid DNA Solution for use in Law Enforcement Booking Stations

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Thursday, July 8, 2021
DNA, Biological databases, Forensic genetics, Biometrics, Identity documents, Forensic science, Academic disciplines, Branches of biology, DNA database, Combined DNA Index System, Applied Biosystems, ODIS

SAN FRANCISCO, July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) hasapproved Thermo Fisher Scientific's Applied Biosystems RapidHIT ID DNA Booking System for use by law enforcement booking stations to automatically process, upload and search DNA reference samples from qualifying arrestees against the U.S. National DNA Index System (NDIS) CODIS database.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) hasapproved Thermo Fisher Scientific's Applied Biosystems RapidHIT ID DNA Booking System for use by law enforcement booking stations to automatically process, upload and search DNA reference samples from qualifying arrestees against the U.S. National DNA Index System (NDIS) CODIS database.
  • The RapidHIT ID DNA Booking System is a fully automated, sample-to-answer genetic analyzer, allowing for an arrestee DNA sample to be processed, enrolled and searched in CODIS in approximately 90 minutes.
  • Supported by a world-class network of training, service and support experts, the RapidHIT ID DNA Booking System enables law enforcement agencies to conserve valuable investigative and DNA laboratory resources, reducing criminal justice system costs while increasing public safety.
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific has supported criminal justice professionals with gold standard DNA and drug testing technologies and services for more than 30 years.

REMINDER: Restrictions to Canada remain in place for all discretionary travel

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Friday, July 2, 2021
Culture of Canada, Identity documents

OTTAWA, ON, July 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - It is important to note that travel restrictions remain in place for all foreign nationals, including U.S. citizens, seeking to travel to Canada for discretionary (non-essential) travel such as tourism and recreation.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, ON, July 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - It is important to note that travel restrictions remain in place for all foreign nationals, including U.S. citizens, seeking to travel to Canada for discretionary (non-essential) travel such as tourism and recreation.
  • Examples of non-essential travel include, but are not limited to: camping, hiking, social events, boating across the border, picking up a pet, and visiting or checking on a cottage.
  • U.S. citizens without a right of entry to Canada or who are not otherwise eligible to enter Canada under the travel restrictions,attempting to visit Canada for a non-essential reason will be turned away at the border, even if they are fully vaccinated.
  • The Government of Canada's response to the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to prioritize the health and safety of Canadians.

Contentsquare Achieves Rigorous ISO 27701 Data Protection Certification

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Software, Technology, Data management, Security, Articles, Privacy, Data security, Social issues, Data protection, Identity documents, Personal data, Information privacy, Information security, Internet privacy, ISO/IEC 27701

Contentsquare, the global leader in digital experience analytics, has joined the small list of privacy-first global organizations to have been awarded ISO 27701 certification.

Key Points: 
  • Contentsquare, the global leader in digital experience analytics, has joined the small list of privacy-first global organizations to have been awarded ISO 27701 certification.
  • As such, it covers the protection of personal data by setting out stringent requirements for the processing of Personal Identifiable Information (PII).
  • By successfully completing the audit of its internal privacy program required for certification, Contentsquare has demonstrated its commitment to information security accountability and data protection both as a Data Controller, with its employee data, and as a Data Processor via its Software as a Service (SaaS) platform.
  • With the ISO 27701 certification, our clients and partners as well as our entire team can be assured that their data is safe with Contentsquare, Jonathan Cherki, CEO and Founder of Contentsquare.

BestApp.com Announces The 10 Best ID Theft Protection Apps of 2021

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Thursday, June 3, 2021
Identity documents, Fraud, Identity theft, Software, Google Chrome App, Mobile app

LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- BestApp.com , an in-depth guide for the latest mobile app reviews and technology trends, has announced the best ID theft protection apps of 2021.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- BestApp.com , an in-depth guide for the latest mobile app reviews and technology trends, has announced the best ID theft protection apps of 2021.
  • "Consumers should consider ID theft protection apps that offer free trials before committing to one platform," says Chris Sindico, Communications Manager of BestApp.com.
  • "Our in-depth guide features the most trusted solutions, must-have features, and tips for choosing the right app"
    The top 3 picks from the leading ID theft protection platforms are IDShield, ID Watchdog, and IdentityForce.
  • To access the complete list of best ID theft protection apps, please visit https://www.bestapp.com/id-theft/ .