iris scans id
RSS iris scans idLords leave ID cards bill in tatters
News Although the government claims ID cards will initially be voluntary, it wants to force anyone applying for a new passport to give their fingerprint and iris scans for inclusion on the... [24 Jan 2006]
All US passports to be RFID chipped
News Eventually, the government contemplates adding additional digitised data such as "fingerprints or iris scans". To address citizens' concerns about ID theft, the Bush administration said... [26 Oct 2005]
Microsoft warns ID cards pose massive security risk
News Fishenden said no systems are ever completely secure and warned that putting vast amounts of personal data and biometric information such as iris, fingerprint and facial scans in one central database... [18 Oct 2005]
Biometric standards for ID cards unveiled
News The BS ISO/IEC 19794 series of standards cover the science of using "biological properties" to identify individuals, such as fingerprints, iris scans and facial recognition. Some of these standards will... [26 Aug 2005]
Forgers will crack e-passports within a decade
News From 2008 the UKPS will look at putting other biometrics - such as iris scans and fingerprints - onto the chip in line with the government's ID card plans. The lifespan of biometrics has... [30 Jun 2005]
Government denies passport fingerprinting plan
News But the Home Office insists no date has been set for this, or for any other potential additional biometrics such as iris scans. In its business plan, published last month, the UK Passport Service said... [13 Apr 2005]
Queen gives ID cards and a UK 'FBI' the green light
News The ID card scheme proposed by the Home Office will see the introduction of a standalone ID card containing biometric information such as iris scans, fingerprints and a... [23 Nov 2004]
Cheat Sheet: ID cards
Cheat Sheet The Home Office ran a trial over the summer - which silicon.com took part in - enrolling 10,000 volunteers for a mock ID card using iris scans, facial recognition and a fingerprint scan.... [22 Nov 2004]
Leader: Fear not the biometric ID
Leader The government is aiming to put 10,000 volunteers through a mock enrolment process that will test various biometrics including facial recognition, iris scans and fingerprint scans.... [13 Aug 2004]
Biometrics: Don't miss YOUR chance to grill the experts
News Perhaps you want to know whether fingerprints are safer than iris scans or what the pros and cons are. A number of leading technology experts are lined up and we even have a member of the UK's biometric... [13 Aug 2004]
silicon.com gets a UK biometric ID card
Comment The UKPS operator taking my scans says there have been none of the problems highlighted earlier this year by MPs from the Home Affairs Select Committee who claimed long eyelashes, watery eyes and eye complaints could... [12 Aug 2004]
ID cards: So unreliable they make your eyes water
News If keeping track of the fingerprints and iris scans of the living wasn't hard enough, Home Secretary David Blunkett said earlier this week that the Home Office will be holding onto UK citizens' personal... [07 May 2004]
ID card opponents won't give up without a fight
News Among those polled by silicon.com who supported the cards, there was massive support for biometrics, with 85.4 per cent of respondents saying data such as fingerprints and iris scans should be utilised... [26 Apr 2004]
ID card "route map" revealed by UK Passport Service
News A pilot into the collection of fingerprint and iris scans from the public is also underway and the results will be evaluated later this year. A "route map to ID cards" has been outlined... [31 Mar 2004]
Commonsense in the Crisis
White Paper We've been subjected to sales pitches for smart ID cards containing encoded fingerprints or iris scans, universal CCTV surveillance, government management of airport security,... [25 Feb 2004]
