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Photos: Some creative uses for USB ports
Photo It responds to changes in electro-magnetic turbulence, heat, light and biometrics to predict imminent paranormal activity. Maybe pearl divers will find it comes in handy? With heating bills going through the roof, we're all going to have to find... [18 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 Street View is a valuable tool for people who wish to better understand a location and... [31 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 Click on the links below to find out everything you'll need to... [11 Jun 2008]
Photos: Welcome to futuristic shopping
Photo Possible benefits could be for travellers who arrive in a foreign country only to find their phone doesn't work. The system then alerts a shop assistant using a handheld device so they can find the suitable item and bring it to the customer in the... [04 Jun 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]
Open source to go mainstream, says Gartner
News Biometrics from A-Z… The report also predicts a "stealth" impact for the technology in embedded form: "Users who reject open source for technical, legal or business reasons might find themselves unintentionally using open source despite their... [07 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]
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]
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