The most read Qryptal blog posts of 2020 are here... Part 2
- Rajesh Soundararajan
- Dec 22, 2020
- 5 min read
and this is an eclectic mix of topics...
[Part 2] The next 8 popular blog posts of 2020 that you have missed…
Continuing from our earlier blogpost on the most read Qryptal blogs in 2020 - here are some more. Driving licences, medical bills, vaccine certificates, ID cards, university transcripts, payslips - the list of documents that are being faked and forged is rampant. And secure QR code is a simple solution that fixes all these.
Read on to see what caught the attention of our website visitors in 2020
1. Fake Medical Bills? Here’s how you can stop it
3. How do Universities provide certificate verification services?
5. Secure QR code enabled Passports and visa documents
6. Detect forgery and Secure Education documents
7. The Next Big Thing to Stop Forged Payslips and Salary Certificates
8. This is what health authorities can do for COVID-19 test results and reports
Lets look at each of these again in detail
1. Fake Medical Bills? Here’s how you can stop it
Fake Medical Bills? No Problem – Here is a SMART Solution The problem of fake medical claims has been affecting the industry for a long time. Having said that, till now there was no easy solution to prevent tampering or manipulation at the issuer’s end (service providers such as clinics or hospitals) or check authentication at the processing end (e.g. insurance companies) that would ensure that the fake claims are rejected. Read More…
‘Immunity Certificates’ - How do we make them tamper-proof and easily verifiable everywhere? And how can this be done without compromising on privacy? When US Attorney General Barr commented on Bill Gates wanting digital vaccine certificates, one of the concerns was about privacy and how much one would end up on a slippery slope once you open up the data on digital certificates. He said “I’m very concerned about the” slippery slope. Read More…
3. How do Universities provide certificate verification services?
This is Part 2 of a series of blog posts investigating university certificate fraud and potential solutions. Part 1 gives an overview of the problem. University degree certificate fraud has been occurring for a long time. Unfortunately, the pain of fraud is felt primarily not by the university issuing the certificate but by institutions accepting those degrees and persons (students) to whom the certificate was issued to. Institutions are now generally more careful in accepting certificates and follow various processes to vet the certificates.. Read More…
How ID Card frauds rule the world and here’s how you can easily stop it with secure QR Codes The world has lost a whopping $8 billion in economic losses in 2018 because of Fake ID Cards. Apart from economic losses, ID Card fraud can cause grave security issues. The problem: the scourge of fake and tampered IDs Identity fraud, as defined by Wikipedia “is the use by one person of another person’s personal information, without authorisation, to commit a crime or to deceive or defraud that other person or a third person…”. Read More…
5. Secure QR code enabled Passports and visa documents
How Bulgaria ‘smashed a fake passport scam’ and what you can learn: Bulgaria is the oldest country in Europe and has not changed its name from inception. This is a tiny country, almost the size of Iceland, with a population of just 7.6 million people. Yet, its passport is so powerful that in 2018, Bulgarian passport holders can have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 169 countries and territories. Read More…
6. Detect forgery and Secure Education documents
Say good-bye to fake degrees and forged marks sheets with new document security QR code, a technology that enables secure QR code integration to secure both printed and electronic documents. Forged and or tampered degrees or certificates have been plaguing our society for decades. But recent frauds and exposure by the media show that such crimes are becoming more pervasive. In this article, we investigate the core issue and suggest potential solutions. Read More…
7. The Next Big Thing to Stop Forged Payslips and Salary Certificates
How to prevent tampered Payslips and Salary Certificates Payslips and Salary Certificates serve as proof for many purposes including applying for a loan, for a visa, an opening of a bank or brokerage account or other similar transactions. Since it’s an essential input for such processing, there is an incentive to manipulate the information to suit the requirements, improve eligibility or otherwise burnish the credentials of the applicant. How widespread is this problem? Read More…
8. This is what health authorities can do for COVID-19 test results and reports
Enabling instant verification of Covid-19 test results without the need for network connectivity The unfortunate outbreak of Coronavirus has significantly impacted the world over the last few months. Almost all countries are affected and are seriously looking at ways to control the spread of the Coronavirus. Among the precautionary steps taken is in the area of travel advisory and preparedness to and from and from affected countries - especially the severely affected ones. Read More…
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