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ID cards project adds implementation chief

...rollout has appointed an additional senior executive. According to the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), an extra board member has been appointed to the... Read more

Nov 18, 2008

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ID cards: "massive drop" in public confidence, says Blunkett

ID cards: "massive drop" in public confidence, says Blunkett

...be able to ensure that we identify ourselves correctly." An Identity and Passport Service spokesperson said that the government still plans to introduce identity... Read more

May 5, 2009

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Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release

Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release

...Government IT H is for Home Office I is for Identity and Passport Service J is for Jury K is for Hong Kong L... Read more

Apr 14, 2008

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The A to Z of ID cards

The A to Z of ID cards

...scheme continues to mount. Pilots and unions for airside worker - the...ahead with its costly National Identity Scheme" in the middle of... Read more

Apr 15, 2009

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Warning: ID cards face fingerprint errors

Warning: ID cards face fingerprint errors

...to the independent Biometrics Assurance Group (BAG). BAG urged the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) to adopt iris scans as a "fall back", for... Read more

Jun 20, 2008

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And the £400m biometric passport contract goes to

...generation of British passports to secure-document specialist DeLeRue. The Identity and Passport Service on Thursday announced the £400m contract for the passports, which... Read more

Jun 12, 2009

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Chip and PIN for ID cards: Not such a sharp idea

...on in public and to criminals hacking...new avenues for identity fraudsters. Using a...and access government services risked fraudsters setting... Read more

Apr 15, 2009

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Exclusive: ID cards are here - but police can't read them

Exclusive: ID cards are here - but police can't read them

...think that organisations will decide in time that it is better, quicker and cheaper to have them." In response to silicon.com's FoI request... Read more

Feb 4, 2009

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"Please give me an ID card" say UK citizens

...on biometrics, from ear to X-ray. The announcement follows Identity and Passport Service (IPS) research that found 55 per cent of the public... Read more

Dec 22, 2008

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ID cards 'could replace  passports

ID cards 'could replace passports

...possibility that they could eventually replace passports, according to the Identity and Passport Service (IPS). Speaking today at the Home Office, IPS officials said... Read more

Nov 21, 2008