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RSS biometrics checksExperian launches biometric voice ID checks
News The VoiceCheck service uses technology provided by biometrics specialist VoiceVault to detect more than 100 physiological metrics, such as size of nasal cavity, to determine whether the subject is who they claim to be. [23 Jun 2008]
Fingerprints analysed on the beat
News The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) has extended a mobile fingerprinting trial by handing out 100 devices to a further 10 police forces.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics The project, called Lantern, is intended to examine how time can... [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 system.silicon.com's A to Z of... [26 Mar 2008]
ID cards chief defends u-turn
News B is for Biometrics It also emerged that employers of the "trusted workers" who will get the cards first, such as BAA, are likely to continue picking up the bill for pre-employment checks under the ID card system. [10 Mar 2008]
ID cards are dead
Comment Politically, ID cards are dead.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics The mass population won't now be required to register their biometrics on the national identity register when renewing or applying for a new passport until 2012 now (the original... [07 Mar 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 By 2015 the majority of people arriving in and... [21 Feb 2008]
EU border checks go biometric
News Automated border control systems and guards would be able to check visitors' identities using the biometric data, with EU and trusted travellers from outside the EU able to speed up the process using automated gates.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics [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 Travellers waiting to board UK-bound flights will now be able to access the larger... [08 Feb 2008]
Biometric fingerprint checks for UK visas
News The fingerprint database contains the records of more than one million previous visa applicants.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics All applicants for visas to enter the UK will face biometric fingerprint checks from the end of this month. [14 Jan 2008]
Top 10 government IT stories of the year
News The cost of a passport was predicted to increase substantially over the next five years because they will contain electronic data such as biometrics. Biometrics wing their way into Gatwick The university admissions body Ucas trialled software that... [19 Dec 2007]
ID cards-based criminal record checks 'are A-OK'
News B is for Biometrics Plans for a new service using the government's controversial ID cards scheme to speed up criminal records checks have met with approval from volunteers involved in a trial of the tech. [01 Oct 2007]
100,000 non-UK fingerprints recorded each month
News This has already seen over 8,000 sets of prints matched to individuals "of concern" which the government said proves the effectiveness of the biometric checks.silicon.com Public Sector The government is recording over 100,000 fingerprints a month... [17 Sep 2007]
Gov trumpets ePassports successes
News B is for Biometrics The government has pointed to the successes of its ePassports scheme, claiming 4,000 ineligible visa applications have been blocked due to biometric checks. Speaking at a Westminster eForum, Stephen Harrison, director of Policy... [13 Jul 2007]
Biometric airport security flies high with passengers
News Asked whether they'd be happy to go through biometric security checks in airports, nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of respondents to a silicon.com reader poll said they would.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics [27 Jun 2007]
Biometric airport security gets thumbs-up
News The manual check before security is then replaced by an automatic barrier activated by the passenger's fingerprint and a biometric reader verifies the passenger again at the boarding gate.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics [20 Jun 2007]
