The latest in national security measures, spearheaded by the state of Virginia, involves doing away with colorized driver’s licenses and IDs and replacing them with laser-engraved black-and-white ones.
Apparently, the many layers of plastic required to produce the full-color product offers would-be sneaks too many opportunities to finagle with the outcome. You know, change the eye color here, add a mole there… Dear me, what’s next? Dorothy, can I borrow your ruby slippers? I want to go back to Oz.
Laser-Engraved Government IDs
Virginia Introduces Black & White Driver's Licenses
Trend Themes
1. Laser-engraved Ids - A disruptive innovation opportunity for the security industry to offer tamper-proof identification solutions.
2. Black and White Ids - An opportunity for the printing and card manufacturing industry to offer cost-effective, secure, and durable ID solutions.
3. Colorless Security Ids - An opportunity for the biometrics and security industry to develop advanced, secure, and easy-to-use colorless identification systems.
Industry Implications
1. Security - The laser-engraved black-and-white IDs trend presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the security industry to offer tamper-proof identification solutions.
2. Printing and Card Manufacturing - The black-and-white IDs trend presents an opportunity for the printing and card manufacturing industry to offer cost-effective, secure, and durable ID solutions.
3. Biometrics and Security - The trend towards colorless security IDs presents an opportunity for the biometrics and security industry to develop advanced, secure, and easy-to-use identification systems.