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national identity card
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national identity card

A personal identification card, which some countries require their citizens to carry. The U.S. and U.K. have debated the use of a smart card that contains biometrics such as iris or fingerprint data.



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For verification applications, which are used to verify whether the identity of a person matches that shown on an identity document, Identix performed at over 90% correct (with false accept rates of 1 in 100), again dramatically exceeding the performance of the majority of the other participants.
By deciding to honor a foreign identity document and enter into a cooperative effort with a foreign government, the City Council is taking an active role in making immigration policies.
However, due to the passport's value as a travel and identity document abroad, foreign law enforcement officers report more encounters.
 
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