With the sophistication of our ePassports, RFID, and biometric identification it would save time and conserve the limited resources of border protection officers so they can concentrate on higher-risk travelers.

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Venezuelan poverty rates were cut in half, and millions received identification documents for the first time, allowing them to participate more effectively in their country's economic and political life.

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With the time required between identification of the need to expand capacity and actual capacity expansion reduced to minutes, the quick scaling capacity provides great benefits to the enterprise users.

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Linen Technology Tracking, a Miami-based company, recently patented a radio-frequency identification chip designed to keep real-time inventory of frequently misplaced or stolen goods.

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At the same time, the very basis for identification systems are changing from improving government functions to enabling citizen services.

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Real-time location system and radio-frequency identification technologies let staff easily locate kits with expired medication or in need of replenishing.

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Society chairman Dr. Phil Stone told reporters in London that the discovery and identification of the monarch had been "a momentous time" for the society.

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In particular, the Danes find nothing terribly controversial in the idea of a national health identification number, which they already have, and spend little time worrying about how to fund the new systems, since their tax kroner are doing that.

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My student identification card, along with my student visa, had expired a long time ago.

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This election marked the first time the nation of 25 million has used the new biometric voter identification system.

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For the time being, advertisers will have to depend on third-party identifiers such as Open Device Identification Number, Kamran says.

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One of the next big things was Radio-frequency identification (RFID) contactless payment technology, which was said to provide a simple method of payment that could reduce time spent in checkout lines.

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