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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]
Biometrics wing their way into Gatwick
News Immigration minister Liam Byrne said fingerprint visas are fast becoming "our first line in defence against illegal immigration" as they establish people's identities "beyond doubt" before they enter the UK. [09 Oct 2007]
Biometric airport security gets thumbs-up
News Fingerprint and iris scans were used for screening more than 3,000 passengers who volunteered to take part in the trial on Cathay Pacific and Emirates flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong. The manual check before security is then replaced by an... [20 Jun 2007]
Photos: Biometric security comes to Heathrow
Photo The miSense trial at London's Heathrow Airport will use biometric fingerprint and iris scans to screen air passengers on selected Emirates and Cathay Pacific flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong. The fingerprint scanner (pictured) records prints... [06 Dec 2006]
Heathrow to run biometric security checks
News Biometric fingerprint and iris scans will be used for screening air passengers on Emirates and Cathay Pacific flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong as part of a trial at London's Heathrow Airport. The passenger's fingerprint is then checked again... [06 Dec 2006]
Police crackdown to see drivers fingerprinted
News The trial will allow immediate checking of fingerprints against the national fingerprint database known as Idnet1. Police forces are using handheld computers to run roadside fingerprint tests to crack down on rogue motorists who provide fake... [22 Nov 2006]
Plastic for the people - cash ditched for cards
News The Co-op for example is piloting a biometric fingerprint payment system. Further reading. Cheat Sheet: Chip and PIN Cheat Sheet: Contactless payments RFID credit card 'not a skimming risk' Visa to trial 'tap and go... [01 Aug 2006]
Co-op doubles fingerprint payment supermarkets
News Three more Co-ops are to be kitted out with equipment that will allow shoppers to pay using their index fingerprint after the supermarket chain decided to extend a trial of Pay by Touch technology. Registered shoppers have their fingerprint linked... [24 Jul 2006]
Fingerprint scans - latest weapon in truancy fight
News A secondary school in Berkshire is set to trial biometric fingerprint scanning technology to keep track of pupils entering and leaving its premises and cut truancy rates. A similar trial took place last year at St Andrews College in Dublin with a... [17 Jul 2006]
ID card spending doubles to £56m
News This will be followed by the introduction of a UK passport with both facial and fingerprint biometrics. The IPS said it will trial taking fingerprints next year as a second passport biometric. The new Identity and Passport Service will spend £56m... [21 Apr 2006]
Leader: ID cards fight must go on
Leader Yes, until 2010 you'll have the option of declining an ID card when you renew your passport but you still have to pay for the cost of the card regardless of whether you receive it and you'll still have your fingerprint and iris scans stored in the... [31 Mar 2006]
Paying by iris and fingerprint - the next chip and PIN?
News Shoppers in Oxford started to pay with their fingers this month, as the Co-op launched its trial of a biometric fingerprint payment system. The scanner allows consumers to link their fingerprint to credit or debit card accounts when paying for... [14 Mar 2006]
Leader: Shoppers ain't James Bond
Leader It's a novel idea, whereby customers use their fingerprint to verify payment on their debit or credit card; one that brings James Bond technology to the checkout. Take the Co-op's trial of biometric payments. [14 Mar 2006]
Oxford Co-ops test fingerprint payments
News The first Oxford store to trial the biometrics system has reported that paying by fingerprint has initially proved faster than entering a PIN. Shoppers will be able to link their fingerprint with credit card or debit card information and verify... [08 Mar 2006]
Are biometrics ready for the UK?
News They can be forged - you can lift someone's fingerprint and potentially access a system. Spoofing has certainly worked with fingerprint scanning. There was also the well-reported case of the Japanese researcher who used a gummy bear to copy a print... [23 Feb 2006]
