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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 of ID... [25 Sep 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. C is for Compulsory [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]
Accenture and BAE Systems abandon ID cards
News And also the replacement and upgrading of systems for fingerprint matching and storage in connection with immigration and visa requirements and transition to the replacement service. C is for Compulsory [25 Jan 2008]
Biometric fingerprint checks for UK visas
News All applicants for visas to enter the UK will face biometric fingerprint checks from the end of this month. The fingerprint database contains the records of more than one million previous visa... [14 Jan 2008]
ID cards will be secure, insists Home Office
News The Home Office spokesman added: "No one is saying the scheme will be a panacea but by linking unique biometric information - initially face, fingerprint and possibly in future iris too - to one set of biographical... [25 Oct 2007]
Gov trumpets ePassports successes
News Seven out of 10 of these matches were due to fingerprint data previously collected in the UK from individuals who had attempted to claim asylum before, according to the government. C is for Compulsory [13 Jul 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Chip and PIN
Cheat Sheet A number of other technologies were examined to cut down on fraud, including putting photos on cards as well as biometric solutions such as fingerprint and iris scanning and voice recognition. There was also one notable... [13 Jun 2007]
Decade of ID cards to cost £5.4bn, says government
News The cards will store biometric data - including fingerprint, iris and facial recognition information - a feature that will be introduced in passports from 2008, said Byrne. From 2010, anyone applying for or replacing a... [10 Oct 2006]
Oxford Co-ops test fingerprint payments
News Shoppers will be able to link their fingerprint with credit card or debit card information and verify payment by pressing their digit against a reader. The first Oxford store to trial the biometrics system has reported... [08 Mar 2006]
Lords leave ID cards bill in tatters
News Although the government claims ID cards will initially be voluntary, it wants to force anyone applying for a new passport to give their fingerprint and iris scans for inclusion on the ID card database: the NIR. [24 Jan 2006]
Cheat Sheet: ID cards
Cheat Sheet The Home Office ran a trial over the summer - which silicon.com took part in - enrolling 10,000 volunteers for a mock ID card using iris scans, facial recognition and a fingerprint scan. The person checking the card... [22 Nov 2004]
Biometrics: 'People don't mind them'
News The EU in October approved the use of biometric identification - both facial and fingerprint data - in passports. The use of biometrics has been a focal point of UK Home Secretary David Blunkett's plans to roll out... [10 Nov 2004]
ID cards to cause passport fee to double
News From 2007 everyone applying for a new or renewal passport will pay the higher total fee of £85 and receive a separate compulsory ID card, containing either iris, facial or fingerprint biometric data, in... [03 Nov 2004]
Biometrics are key to UK ID cards
News A poll of silicon.com readers has revealed strong support for including biometrics - such as fingerprint and iris scan data - on UK ID cards. David Taylor, technology consultant at Barclaycard, who has worked closely on... [19 Apr 2004]
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