THE QUESTION OF COUNTERFEIT PROTECTION
Arne Müller of the Fogra Research Institute for Media Technologies, shows how easy it is to produce see-through window effects and explores whether they are a safeguard against counterfeiting.
Year
2023
Company
Fogra Research Institute
Author
Arne Müller
See-through window features are frequently demanded in tenders for security documents such as banknotes and ID documents. This is because they are expected to provide optimum protection against counterfeiting. Fogra’s extensive experience and connection with key players in the security market, together with expert interviews and a comprehensive internet search, reliably proved that there are over 1,000 system combinations available nowadays that can easily produce see-through window features.