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ID card 'will drown in a billion mismatches'
News The government has underestimated the likely failure rate of the ID card scheme, according to a biometrics expert who reviewed the... [26 Sep 2008]
One million ID cards every year from 2009
News The Home Office is trialling fingerprint enrolment for foreign nationals and has taken 12,000 fingerprints to date, which the Home Secretary said has resulted in four convictions and "a lot of examples... [25 Sep 2008]
UK ID cards unveiled today
News Doubts have also been raised about its reliance on fingerprints, after the independent Biometrics Assurance Group said it would struggle to get the necessary clear prints from... [25 Sep 2008]
Staff web 2.0 skills can boost work productivity
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Galileo CRM Biometrics Businesses should exploit their employees' knowledge of web 2.0 in order to... [24 Sep 2008]
'Uncloneable' biometric passports pass the test
News The UK was one of 27 countries that took part in the tests of RFID chips and passport readers for second generation ePassports.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics First generation... [22 Sep 2008]
Ad gurus called in to help ID cards
News B is for Biometrics The Home Office has enlisted the help of advertising agency M&C Saatchi to promote the national ID card scheme. Silicon.com's A to Z... [09 Sep 2008]
Sony launches massive Vaio recall
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Galileo CRM Biometrics Sony is recalling about 438,000 Vaio TZ-series notebooks worldwide that may... [05 Sep 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Bordering on stupidity
Comment B is for Biometrics A to Z of ID Cards Take that old paper passport and add some electronics to turn it into a super-secure means of ID and certification. Written in a coffee shop in... [21 Aug 2008]
£18m National Identity Register deal awarded
News A recent independent review of the ID cards scheme by the Biometrics Assurance Group suggested the system could struggle in capturing... [04 Aug 2008]
Google Street View cleared by UK privacy watchdog
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Galileo CRM Biometrics Google's Street View mapping system has been given the all... [31 Jul 2008]
ID cards face student scorn
News B is for Biometrics Young people have condemned ID cards as "illegal" and "creepy" on a website to canvas their views. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards One comment said: "This government... [09 Jul 2008]
Biometrics to fast track 'trusted' travellers
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Cheat Sheet: QR codes Working from home Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Biometric technology is to be used to speed up travel between... [03 Jul 2008]
ePassport upgrade scaled back
News B is for Biometrics A to Z of ID Cards The IPS is also responsible for delivering the ID cards scheme, which will be rolled out over... [02 Jul 2008]
Experian 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... [23 Jun 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... [20 Jun 2008]
