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RSS airport biometricManchester Airport begins biometric ID trial
News Manchester Airport has begun a six-month trial of biometric face recognition technology that will scan passengers and use automatic gates in an attempt to tighten border security and speed up immigration checks. [20 Aug 2008]
£18m National Identity Register deal awarded
News A prototype of the UK ID card biometric database will be delivered by French firm Thales for £18m. The defence contractor will design, build, test and operate an early version of the National Identity Register (NIR) and ID card application system... [04 Aug 2008]
Super scanners at UK airports
News BAA plans to make greater use of biometric technology, already deployed at Terminals 1 and 5, to fast track passengers through immigration. Airport operator BAA confirmed it had now installed the advanced threat identification X-ray scanners at its... [09 Jul 2008]
A Biometric Identification System Ensures Airtight Security and Expedites Travel at Ben Gurion Airport (BGA)
White Paper This document highlights the biometric identification system at Ben Gurion Airport (BGA). EDS implemented an innovative biometric solution that automated the processing of low-risk travelers and freed up resources that could be directed toward high... [03 Jul 2008]
Warning: ID cards face fingerprint errors
News Suppliers can use whichever biometric they choose in their solution but they will have to show it meets minimum standards and provides cost benefits. ID cards: Latest news Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release ... [20 Jun 2008]
Fingerprints analysed on the beat
News B is for Behavioural biometric Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security. Z is for Zurich Airport A is for Accuracy C is for Cash machine D is for Database [11 Jun 2008]
ID cards: The "surveillance society" risk
News The report, A Surveillance Society, cautions against the £4.4bn biometric card scheme and associated National Identity Register being used to invade privacy as a result of "function creep". ID cards: Latest news Secret ID card review... [09 Jun 2008]
Time to bin ID cards?
News CSC, EDS, Fujitsu, IBM, and Thales made the shortlist to win the five parts of the single "framework contract", including a £500m deal to replace the existing passport application system, the £500m biometric fingerprint and photograph database... [23 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up Doing little to dispel the general sense of despair at Heathrow was news the airport has had to temporarily suspend plans to introduce biometric fingerprint checks for domestic passengers travelling through the airport. [28 Mar 2008]
Heathrow 'temporarily delays' fingerprint checks
News Plans to introduce biometric fingerprint checks for domestic passengers travelling through Heathrow Airport have been delayed after the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) raised privacy concerns about the system.silicon.com's A to Z of... [26 Mar 2008]
Police gets to grips with body cameras
Case Study B is for Behavioural biometric Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security. Z is for Zurich Airport Inspector David Edge, who is coordinating the camera trial, told silicon.com: "Once the officer's... [12 Mar 2008]
ID cards chief defends u-turn
News Foreign nationals living in Britain will have to register their biometric details on the National Identity Register and carry an ID card by the end of this year. Biometric data for the cards is likely to be captured by private companies with people... [10 Mar 2008]
ID cards are dead
Comment B is for Behavioural biometric Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security. But the big shift in the government's plans is the subtle sidelining of the physical biometric ID card itself. [07 Mar 2008]
Dear silicon.com...Illegal file-sharing, biometrics flying high, ID fines…
Comment More so, biometric technology introduces a consistent identification performance and contrary to the all too common rhetoric, biometric technology works and performs reliably. So, what is actually gained by enabling "trusted" people to pass through... [28 Feb 2008]
ID cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000
News The latest government ID card plans have revealed people will face fines of up to £1,000 for skipping biometric scans. Airport union Unite recently called for consultation on airport workers being among the first groups in the UK to need ID cards. [26 Feb 2008]
