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ID card 'will drown in a billion mismatches'
News Z is for Zurich Airport The ID card scheme will guard against one person having multiple identities by checking the two fingerprints and facial scan held on a chip on the ID card against biometrics in a central database,... [26 Sep 2008]
One million ID cards every year from 2009
News Z is for Zurich Airport Smith insisted the Home Office is making good progress in talks with airport operators and unions about airside workers in airports being among the "trusted workers" first in line... [25 Sep 2008]
'Uncloneable' biometric passports pass the test
News Z is for Zurich Airport The UK was one of 27 countries that took part in the tests of RFID chips and passport readers for second generation ePassports.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links below to find... [22 Sep 2008]
Firefox extension to protect from wireless hacks
News But, an unlucky user in an airport or some convention where there happened to be a bad guy [lurking on the network] would definitely be vulnerable. The software, dubbed "Perspectives", is available for download for free. [27 Aug 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News ID cards for 'airside' workers - those who work beyond airport security checks - will become compulsory in 2009. However, James Hall, chief executive of the Identity and Passport Service, maintained that the cards would... [07 Jul 2008]
Getting to the meeting - without the journey
Comment And it doesn't account for the lost time waiting in the airport for late flights. Those factors are also coinciding with the growth of the very tech that could spare you a journey, says Stewart Baines. [30 Jun 2008]
Fingerprints analysed on the beat
News Z is for Zurich Airport Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security. A is for Accuracy B is for Behavioural biometric C is for Cash machine D is for Database [11 Jun 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... [26 Mar 2008]
Police gets to grips with body cameras
Case Study Z is for Zurich Airport The trial is funded from the £3m that the Home Office has set aside for camera technology pilots. 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 James Hall, director of the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), told silicon.com the revised scheme is likely to cut £1bn off its £5.4bn price tag, that power station workers are likely to join airport workers and... [10 Mar 2008]
ID cards are dead
Comment Z is for Zurich Airport So essentially the 'new' ID card scheme will consist of ID cards for foreign nationals and people working in high security risk areas or occupations - airport workers being the... [07 Mar 2008]
ID cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000
News Airport union Unite recently called for consultation on airport workers being among the first groups in the UK to need ID cards. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to find out... [26 Feb 2008]
Biometrics the future for flying bliss?
News Z is for Zurich Airport Sita has had general talks with the UK government about future border control systems and has been involved with developing a number of precursors to these technologies, including the miSense... [21 Feb 2008]
ID cards plan: Airport union wants answers
News Airport workers are calling for consultation over plans to make them first in line for ID cards. Unite, the union which represents workers in the civil air transport sector, wants "full consultation" with... [20 Feb 2008]
EU border checks go biometric
News Z is for Zurich Airport Under plans to strengthen checks at European borders laid out by the European Commission, international travellers would also have their stay logged and monitored by an electronic system, which... [14 Feb 2008]
