biometric f
RSS biometric f
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. F is for Facial recognition The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) has extended a mobile fingerprinting trial by... [11 Jun 2008]
ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill
News The government plans to start taking the first biometric details from UK citizens for its National Identity Register scheme next year but has delayed the mass roll-out of the scheme until 2015. F is for Forgery [11 Apr 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. F is for Facial recognition The trial is funded from the £3m that the Home Office has set aside for camera technology pilots. [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 Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security. B is for Behavioural biometric But the big shift in the government's plans is the subtle sidelining of the physical biometric ID card itself. [07 Mar 2008]
ID card u-turn by government
News A government u-turn has ditched plans to force people to get a biometric ID card when they renew or apply for a passport. But the government still intends to force foreign nationals living in Britain to register their biometric details on the... [06 Mar 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. F is for Forgery Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know about... [26 Feb 2008]
Biometrics the future for flying bliss?
News By 2015, biometric technology will make getting on a plane almost as easy as getting on the Tube or train today, according to a leading border security expert.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links below to find out everything you'll... [21 Feb 2008]
ID cards plan: Airport union wants answers
News And the union said it wants to make sure workers will not shoulder the projected £93 cost of the biometric card. F is for Forgery Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know about the... [20 Feb 2008]
EU border checks go biometric
News Visitors to Europe will face biometric screening and automated security checks under proposals for a shake-up of EU border controls. B is for Behavioural biometric Biometric data would be submitted by travellers from outside the EU when applying... [14 Feb 2008]
Biometrics open up Heathrow Terminal One
News Biometric passenger checks have landed at Heathrow that will allow domestic travellers to access more shops and restaurants.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric... [08 Feb 2008]
ID cards: What's the latest?
News The project has never been far from the pages of silicon.com - so here's the pick of our coverage on the government's biometric identity scheme. F is for Forgery Confused about where it's going? Or where the whole project started? [29 Jan 2008]
Accenture and BAE Systems abandon ID cards
News Two major IT suppliers have pulled out of the bidding for lucrative contracts to build the systems underpinning the UK's national biometric ID card project. Both Accenture and BAE Systems have withdrawn from the procurement process for contracts to... [25 Jan 2008]
Students revolt against being ID card guinea pigs
News Leaked Home Office documents reveal teenagers may need an ID card to open a bank account or take out a student loan from 2010 - making them among the first people to have the controversial biometric cards in the UK. [24 Jan 2008]
