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Fingerprints analysed on the beat
News The project, called Lantern, is intended to examine how time can be saved by officers trying to establish the identity of persons stopped on the street by enabling fingerprint and number plate checks out on the beat. [11 Jun 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]
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. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards [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 consultation papers. [26 Feb 2008]
EU border checks go biometric
News From 2009, all EU passports will feature a digital fingerprint and photograph and, from 2011 non-EU citizens who apply for a visa will have to give their biometric details. Under plans to strengthen checks at European borders laid out by the... [14 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. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards [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 applicants.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics [14 Jan 2008]
Can biometrics secure the public's data?
Comment Fingerprint or iris recognition is being used at some organisations to enable employees to log on to the network, thus ensuring only authorised employees can access certain parts of the network. There are numerous biometrics technologies, including... [23 Nov 2007]
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 information will make the use of... [25 Oct 2007]
UK passports face massive price hike
News The report stated: "Larger capacity chips will be needed to hold the basic data and fingerprint image and more locations and additional staff will be needed to collect biometric data from adult applicants. [10 Oct 2007]
Sony USB device harbouring "nasty" rootkit
News The Micro Vault drive is a USB device featuring fingerprint-reading software intended to add an extra layer of security for PC users. Sony says the rootkit-like behaviour of a device driver used to run its biometric Micro Vault USM-F thumb drive... [03 Sep 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. Speaking at a Westminster eForum, Stephen Harrison, director of... [13 Jul 2007]
Biometric airport security gets thumbs-up
News The manual check before security is then replaced by an automatic barrier activated by the passenger's fingerprint and a biometric reader verifies the passenger again at the boarding gate.silicon.com's A to Z of Biometrics [20 Jun 2007]
Businesses tackle laptop theft data security risks
News We have also just introduced fingerprint technology for USB devices and staff are only allowed to use memory sticks provided by the IT department. An exclusive investigation by silicon.com earlier this month revealed a sharp rise in the number of... [15 May 2007]
Police crackdown to see drivers fingerprinted
News Police forces are using handheld computers to run roadside fingerprint tests to crack down on rogue motorists who provide fake identities. Bedfordshire Police is the first of 10 forces to start fingerprint identity checks at the roadside as part of... [22 Nov 2006]
