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"We must not allow ourselves to become a Big Brother society"
News The centre will be run by the UK Identity and Passport Service, with input from HMRC, MI5, MI6, the Serious Organised Crime Agency and the police. Already e-Borders has screened over 75 million... [10 Feb 2009]
ID cards 'could replace passports'
News UK citizens will be able to use their ID cards to travel to Europe, raising the possibility that they could eventually replace passports, according to the Identity and Passport Service (IPS). I is for Identity and... [21 Nov 2008]
ID card costs rise - but is the security weakening?
News But an Identity and Passport Service spokesman denied the system would be vulnerable to fraud: "The majority of instances where people use their identity cards will be day to day situations where the cards offer a... [07 Nov 2008]
ID card 'will drown in a billion mismatches'
News A spokesman for the Identity and Passport Service said: "Unexpected matches reported by an automated fingerprint system are checked by expert human fingerprint examiners. E is for Ear The ID card scheme... [26 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 The tests demonstrated that it was possible for different... [22 Sep 2008]
Ad gurus called in to help ID cards
News I is for Identity and Passport Service E is for EDS The Home Office has enlisted the help of advertising agency M&C Saatchi to promote the national ID card scheme. Adverstising gurus will be employed to... [09 Sep 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Bordering on stupidity
Comment I is for Identity and Passport Service Take that old paper passport and add some electronics to turn it into a super-secure means of ID and certification. E is for EDS Written in a... [21 Aug 2008]
Manchester Airport begins biometric ID trial
News The facial recognition technology will be used to verify adult travellers with a UK or European chipped biometric passport by comparing scans with the digital photographs stored on their passports. The trial is part of... [20 Aug 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News Phil Booth, national co-ordinator for anti-ID card and privacy pressure group NO2ID, said: "The really tricky part about faking a passport is getting a hold of convincing blanks. As NO2ID and others have shown, the... [29 Jul 2008]
ID cards face student scorn
News The launch of the site coincides with the publishing of findings of a survey by the Identity and Passport Service showing that 63 per cent of young people support the idea of a nationally recognised form of identity to... [09 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News However, James Hall, chief executive of the Identity and Passport Service, maintained that the cards would enhance airport security. E is for Extradition The British Air Transport Association (Bata) said... [07 Jul 2008]
ePassport upgrade scaled back
News 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... [02 Jul 2008]
Integrating e-ID Into Next Generation eCitizen Services
White Paper Up until now, citizens have identified themselves with an official visual document, such as a passport or driving license or other card entitling them to government services. This whitepaper examines both the high level... [12 Jun 2008]
Secret ID card review: Judge quashes its release
News I is for Identity and Passport Service E is for EDS 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... [14 Apr 2008]
ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill
News I is for Identity and Passport Service Spending on consultants within the Identity and Passport Service, responsible for realising the ID card scheme, increased from £237,000 to £30m during the same period. [11 Apr 2008]
