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RSS biometrics fID cards face student scorn
News B is for Biometrics F is for Forgery Young people have condemned ID cards as "illegal" and "creepy" on a website to canvas their views. People aged 16 to 25 have been using the site MyLifeMyID.org, launched today, to discuss the £4.4bn National... [09 Jul 2008]
ePassport upgrade scaled back
News B is for Biometrics F is for Forgery The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has scaled back plans to upgrade its electronic passport system. Millions had been spent on the Electronic Passport Application (EPA2) project upgrade. [02 Jul 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 F is for Facial recognition [11 Jun 2008]
Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release
News B is for Biometrics F is for Forgery The High Court has quashed a ruling that a review of the ID card scheme should be published. Judge Stanley Burnton overturned the decision by the Information Tribunal that the ID card gateway reviews should be... [14 Apr 2008]
ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill
News B is for Biometrics F is for Forgery The UK's ID card scheme has helped fuel a 2,000 per cent hike in the cost of Home Office consultants - taking the bill up to £147m last year. Home Office spending on consultants shot up from £7.6m in 1997/98 to... [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 Inspector David Edge, who is coordinating the camera trial, told silicon.com: "Once the officer's finished his tour of duty or taken his prisoner back to the police station he can upload those recordings to a central server.silicon.com's A to Z of... [12 Mar 2008]
ID cards chief defends u-turn
News B is for Biometrics F is for Forgery 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... [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]
ID card u-turn by government
News B is for Biometrics F is for Forgery A government u-turn has ditched plans to force people to get a biometric ID card when they renew or apply for a passport. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards A is for Act [06 Mar 2008]
ID cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000
News B is for Biometrics F is for Forgery The latest government ID card plans have revealed people will face fines of up to £1,000 for skipping biometric scans. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to find out everything you ever... [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 By 2015 the majority of people arriving in and... [21 Feb 2008]
ID cards plan: Airport union wants answers
News B is for Biometrics F is for Forgery Airport workers are calling for consultation over plans to make them first in line for ID cards. 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 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 F is for Facial recognition Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need... [08 Feb 2008]
