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RSS irisBiometric fingerprint checks for UK visas
News I is for Iris All applicants for visas to enter the UK will face biometric fingerprint checks from the end of this month. The fingerprint database contains the records of more than one million previous visa... [14 Jan 2008]
PM: Parliament to decide ID cards fate
News I is for Iris The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reiterated his backing for ID cards this week in the face of accusations his support for the controversial scheme is wavering. During Prime Minister's questions this week... [10 Jan 2008]
Fuzzy logic tech project to help the elderly
News I is for Iris Technology aimed at improving care and the quality of life for the elderly will receive a boost with a major project looking at computational intelligence. Leicester's De Montfort University (DMU) and the... [03 Jan 2008]
Millions of L-driver details "gone missing"
News I is for Iris The Driving Standards Agency has admitted losing more than three million learner drivers' details. In a speech to Parliament yesterday, transport minister Ruth Kelly said the details had been lost by a... [18 Dec 2007]
Can biometrics secure the public's data?
Comment There are numerous biometrics technologies, including fingerprint recognition, iris scans, face recognition, voice recognition and even vein and palm recognition. I is for Iris Ten years ago, it would... [23 Nov 2007]
ID cards will be secure, insists Home Office
News The Home Office spokesman added: "No one is saying the scheme will be a panacea but by linking unique biometric information - initially face, fingerprint and possibly in future iris too - to one set of biographical... [25 Oct 2007]
UK passports face massive price hike
News I is for Iris The cost of a passport is set to increase "substantially" over the next five years to cover the cost of larger electronic chips that will hold more data and fingerprints. Fees for adult UK passports have... [09 Oct 2007]
Dear silicon.com... DNA database, lie detector tech, sat-nav blunders...
Comment All these systems ID card, benefit lie detectors, airport iris scanners, contactless payment systems, rfid, speed cameras and so on are slowly taking peope out of the loop because of the mistaken belief that technology... [07 Sep 2007]
ID cards: The bidding war begins
News The ID card schemes has seen a number changes during its life so far with an ID card mega database and iris scanning tech being ditched in December 2006. The UK's controversial national ID card programme has taken a big... [09 Aug 2007]
ID card project gets new boss
News The scheme has been called "out of control" by researchers at the London School of Economics, who suggest recent changes - such as dropping the iris biometrics - have not significantly reduced costs. The national ID card... [27 Jul 2007]
Schools get lessons on biometric tech
News Biometric tech can take the form of fingerprint, retina, iris pattern, voice and even face shape recognition. Schools have been offered guidance on how to implement biometric technology. The advice from the British... [25 Jul 2007]
MoD fires up £5m incident reporting contract
News Under the terms of the contract, worth in excess of £5m, LogicaCMG will develop the MoD's Incident Recording Information System (Iris) which collates and analyses health and safety information for the MoD's 300,000... [04 Jul 2007]
Biometric airport security flies high with passengers
News I is for Iris The UK's airports have been rolling out biometric checks at their gates recently as part of Project Iris - Iris Recognition Immigration System - which uses... [27 Jun 2007]
Biometric airport security gets thumbs-up
News I is for Iris Fingerprint and iris scans were used for screening more than 3,000 passengers who volunteered to take part in the trial on Cathay Pacific and Emirates flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong. [20 Jun 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Chip and PIN
Cheat Sheet A number of other technologies were examined to cut down on fraud, including putting photos on cards as well as biometric solutions such as fingerprint and iris scanning and voice recognition. What is it? [13 Jun 2007]
