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News John Daugman, academic and former member of the Biometrics Assurance Group which reviewed the ID scheme, says the project's reliance on fingerprints and facial photos will lead to a billion mismatched... [03 Oct 2008]
ID card 'will drown in a billion mismatches'
News 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, the... [26 Sep 2008]
One million ID cards every year from 2009
News F is for Facial recognition The card for foreign nationals will be pink and blue with the royal crest on the front and will hold eight pieces of information including two fingerprints and a scan of a... [25 Sep 2008]
UK ID cards unveiled today
News The cards, expected to cost about £30, are fitted with a chip containing scans of a facial photograph, two fingerprints and identity information. Doubts have also been raised about its reliance on fingerprints, after the... [25 Sep 2008]
'Uncloneable' biometric passports pass the test
News F is for Facial recognition First generation ePassports, introduced in the UK in 2006, typically hold only facial photo scans and ID information from the paper passport on a RFID chip. The UK was one of... [22 Sep 2008]
Biometrics to fast track 'trusted' travellers
News Fingerprint, iris and facial recognition technology will be used to speed up frequent travellers' journeys through immigration control, as part of a UK-US agreement for a fast-travel option for trusted travellers going... [03 Jul 2008]
Warning: ID cards face fingerprint errors
News The £4.4bn National Identity Scheme's (NIS) preference for relying on fingerprint and facial recognition biometrics exposes the system to error, according to the independent Biometrics... [20 Jun 2008]
Fingerprints analysed on the beat
News F is for Facial recognition 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... [11 Jun 2008]
Heathrow 'temporarily delays' fingerprint checks
News F is for Facial recognition 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... [26 Mar 2008]
Police gets to grips with body cameras
Case Study F is for Facial recognition 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... [12 Mar 2008]
ID cards are dead
Comment F is for Facial recognition 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... [07 Mar 2008]
ID card u-turn by government
News The penalties range from £125 for not notifying the government of the loss of an ID card, to £250 for not applying for a card or missing an appointment for fingerprint and facial scans. B is for Biometrics [06 Mar 2008]
ID cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000
News Penalties ranging from £125 for not notifying the government of the loss of an ID card, to £250 for not applying for a card or missing an appointment for fingerprint and facial scans, were revealed in the Home Office... [26 Feb 2008]
Biometrics the future for flying bliss?
News F is for Facial recognition 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... [21 Feb 2008]
EU border checks go biometric
News F is for Facial recognition 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... [14 Feb 2008]
