biometric secretary
ID card 'will drown in a billion mismatches'
News B is for Behavioural biometric Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security. The government was badly advised by its internal scientists in the Home Office... [26 Sep 2008]
Photos: A first glimpse of the ID card
Photo Here is the rear of the card, displaying the chip which carries the holder's biometric details. When the chip is accessed, the biometric details it contains will be checked against details linked to the... [25 Sep 2008]
One million ID cards every year from 2009
News Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric security. B is for Behavioural biometric Foreign nationals face a fine of up to £1,000 for not submitting to... [25 Sep 2008]
Scottish gov't enlists data privacy experts
News However, according to the consultation document, it is debatable whether these systems are proportionate or appropriate for an educational environment, while "biometric systems can be perceived as more intrusive than... [11 Sep 2008]
First 50,000 ID cards issued in November
News The government has said people will face fines of up to £1,000 for skipping biometric scans. The revelations were made by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith in a written answer to parliament. The government has... [09 Sep 2008]
Manchester 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]
ID cards face student scorn
News Feedback from the site will be put towards tailoring the biometric card to suit young people's needs when they are offered the cards from 2010. Site forums so far have raised fears about data security and governments... [09 Jul 2008]
Tony Mather
CIO Profile In addition to managing a tech budget in excess of £100m per year and major IT-related programmes such as biometric visas, shared services and the Firecrest project to upgrade the FCO's entire IT infrastructure, Mather... [11 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... [23 May 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. Home Office spending on... [11 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.04.08
Round-Up The campaign is an attack on government plans to take the biometric details of UK citizens for ID cards, starting next year. Both the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary are accused of "identity theft"... [11 Apr 2008]
Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints
Photo The campaign is an attack on government plans to take the biometric details of UK citizens for ID cards, starting next year. Wild West-style wanted posters will offer a £1,000 reward for anyone capturing the fingerprints... [07 Apr 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... [10 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... [06 Mar 2008]
ID cards rollout pushed back to 2012
News Biometric passports were introduced on schedule in 2006 but the spokesman said it was reviewing the date for the introduction of the second generation biometric passport, which would include fingerprints. [23 Jan 2008]
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