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Photo ID Cards. Who Needs them Anyway?

Outsourcing identification card needs has been reviewed by many organizations as a legitimate solution.

Author: Allen Richardson

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Companies such as FullIdentity.com have developed solutions that go beyond simply providing plastic credentials while others have created alternatives that appear to be illegal.

It’s surprising to see how many organizations outsource their identification needs. Is it simply because of the expense incurred when an organization decides to implement some type level of required identification cards?

Sometimes the identification requirements are dictated by law and other times it’s simply to give an organization a higher level of credibility.

Regardless, many companies are finding solutions other than purchasing expensive software and plastic card printers.

Being in the ID card industry, I’ve worked for just about every type of organization you can imagine when it comes to producing photo identification cards. When it comes to the selling the services we offer in the industry, it’s almost become a self governing marketplace. An organization with the equipment to provide this type of product has to monitor their own activities since there any not real any types of laws or regulations dictated for them. It’s become a dividing point between plastic card companies to either decide to produce fraudulent identification or only legitimate ID cards.

In reality, there is a much higher price paid for fake identification so the temptation to sell this type of product is fairly high. As a point of reference, you can Google “fake ID cards” and find sources that can cost as much as $30 per card! When you search for a solution for a legitimate need, the range is much more competitive and usually in the $5 to $8 range.

Simply saying the organizations that are selling ID cards without principles are breaking the law simply isn’t the case in most instances. If you check out their disclaimers, or the “I Agree” clauses on their sites, you will see that they actually only sell “Novelty” ID cards to anyone that is willing to pay their price. Again, checking into the details you may find that other companies providing these services are located overseas and therefore not held to the laws of our country. So accusing these providers of breaking the law or engaging in illegal activity isn’t the case because of the fine lines drawn.

So when you consider how easy it is to produce or purchase a fake id card, I have to ask myself if identification cards mean anything anymore.

Well, just look around and you will find that they are simply required for even the simplest of services. Many banks require two forms of photo identification to start an account or cash a check. The airport requires a form of photo identification and just about any type of secure area requires some form of identification.

Recently there was even a law passed that allows retired police officers to carry a firearm anywhere in the country if that officer also carries an identification card stating the officers retired status. Even bounty hunters and private detectives are now required by many states to carry ID cards that indicate their status and organizational affiliations. And guess what; there is not a government agency to supply any of these required cards so these people have to seek out a provider.

Beyond being required by law, if I consider an emergency services person such as an emergency medical technician or fireman I even have to admin that seeing photo identification on them makes me much more comfortable. So I guess ID cards are needed even in the sectors of society that are not mandated to carry ID cards.

So as long as we are in a society that does not trust everyone just because what they tell us, I’m sure that we will be in a society that requires some form of identification. The future technologies may change some of the forms of identification, but in my perception will always be a need for some type of identification card; even it if’s only for the latest club you joined.

About Author

Allen Richardson is the founder of Virtual Tournament Director, a company handling registration and ID cards for amateur sports participants around the nation, and http://www.fullidentity.com a company that provides similar services to the business community. He also serves as consultant to Southwest Airlines, Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway as well as several other companies in the United States. Additionally, he is the author of Personal Discipline: Tools for Consistent Success.

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Photo ID Cards. Who Needs them Anyway?