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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 Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to... [11 Jun 2008]
IT education organisation takes Microsoft grumbles to EC
News Biometrics from A-Z… In the context of the education system, this can result in higher prices and a range of other unsatisfactory effects which have a negative impact on wider policy initiatives, including improving educational outcomes... [14 May 2008]
Police Facebook presence strikes privacy chord
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Galileo CRM Biometrics The application also links users to an external website where they can anonymously... [22 Apr 2008]
Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release
News B is for Biometrics Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know about the government's ID card plans. The High Court has quashed a ruling that a review of the ID card scheme should be published. [14 Apr 2008]
ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill
News B is for Biometrics Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know about the government's ID card plans. 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... [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 Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know about the government's ID card plans. James Hall, director of the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), told silicon.com the revised scheme is likely to cut... [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 cards: Gov't slaps on fines of up to £1,000
News B is for Biometrics Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know about the government's ID card plans. The latest government ID card plans have revealed people will face fines of up to £1,000 for skipping biometric scans. [26 Feb 2008]
Do proposed guidelines for online ads cut the mustard?
News Biometrics from A-Z… The IAB asks that companies provide consumers with "meaningful notice" in a "consumer-friendly manner" about data collection, using "easily accessible links" to privacy policies, and other voluntary steps to educate the consumer. [25 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 Click on the links below to find out everything you ever needed to know about the government's ID card plans. Airport workers are calling for consultation over plans to make them first in line for ID cards. [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 Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to know about biometric... [08 Feb 2008]
