IDEMIA Provides Tech for Child Safety-focused Digital ID App

IDEMIA Public Security North America has announced a partnership with My Family ID to introduce an innovative solution that allows families to create digital IDs and capture their children’s fingerprints using a smartphone app.

The My Family ID app, now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play, uses touchless fingerprinting technology and facial recognition features, enabling parents to maintain up-to-date safety profiles for their children. These profiles include detailed personal information such as the child’s full name, date of birth, physical characteristics, and any relevant medical information. In the event of an emergency, families can quickly generate a PDF of the safety profile, which can be shared with law enforcement for swift action.

“Improving how we deal with missing and run-away children is a passion of mine,” said Charles Still, Retired Juvenile Detective and creator of My Family ID. “It started when I was a juvenile detective and continues to this day. I see My Family ID as a practical tool for our time; a tool that that is easy for parents to use and is helpful to law enforcement too!”

Designed with privacy in mind, all images and data captured through the My Family ID app are fully encrypted and stored solely on the user’s device, ensuring that sensitive information remains secure.

“As a leader in producing and supplying the nation’s physical and digital driver’s licenses and government identification cards and a company that is committed to creating technologies and solutions that help make the world safer, we immediately saw the value in the My Family ID app,” said Donnie Scott, CEO, IDEMIA Public Security North America. “The My Family ID app enables parents, guardians, or caregivers to easily maintain a digital ID and fingerprints for children that they can access within easy reach—from their smartphone! This is crucial in the event of an emergency when every second counts.”

The announcement comes on the heels of IDEMIA being selected as one of the 15 technology providers chosen to partner with The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in an initiative that aims to integrate mDLs into financial services, addressing key challenges in cybersecurity, privacy, and usability.

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August 27, 2024 – by Ali Nassar-Smith